A work made of hanging scroll; ink and colors on paper.

Beauty Turning Her Head

Hishikawa Moronobu · c. 1685-94

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Palette

Tan
73% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.0:1

Khaki
19% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.6:1

Raw umber
3% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.1:1

Fawn
2% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 7.7:1

Brick
2% of the image
Red · text contrast 7.1:1

Iron
1% of the image
Brown · text contrast 9.3:1

Colours measured by this site from the museum image (k-means in CIELAB). Names are the nearest in our own list and describe how the colour looks, not the pigment. Text on each chip uses whichever of black or white contrasts more (WCAG ratio shown). How

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Artist: Hishikawa Moronobu
Japanese, died 1694
Date: c. 1685-94
Type: Painting
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and colors on paper
Size: 70.6 × 26.5 cm (27 × 10 in.); With mounting: 151.1 × 38.1 cm (59 1/2 × 15 in.); Width including lower roller: W.: 43.2 cm (17 in.)
Place: Japan
Period: 17th century
Main colour: Gold & ochre · lightness 57, colourfulness 30

Art Institute of Chicago, Anonymous Gift. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's is_public_domain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules

Beauty Turning Her Head

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