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

Old priest and tea kettle.

Gyokudô · no date

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Palette

Slate
52% of the image
Grey · text contrast 7.0:1

Ash
18% of the image
Grey · text contrast 7.4:1

Pewter
11% of the image
Grey · text contrast 4.4:1

Pale stone
9% of the image
Grey · text contrast 11.0:1

Graphite
5% of the image
Grey · text contrast 10.8:1

Charcoal
4% of the image
Black · text contrast 14.4:1

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: Gyokudô
Japanese, 1745–1820
Date: no date
Type: Painting
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper
Place: Japan
Period: 18th century
Main colour: Grey · lightness 47, colourfulness 4

Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harold G. Henderson. 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

Old priest and tea kettle.

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