A work made of color woodblock print; oban.

Illustration of Elephant from India On Display at Hirokoji in Ryogoku (Tenjiku no zo kotabi Ryogoku Hirokoji ni oite misemono kogyo no zu)

Ichiryūsai Yoshitoyo · 1863

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Palette

Silver
57% of the image
Grey · text contrast 8.0:1

Graphite
36% of the image
Black · text contrast 11.9:1

Prussian blue
3% of the image
Blue · text contrast 11.1:1

Brick
2% of the image
Red · text contrast 5.2:1

Khaki
2% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.0:1

Old gold
1% of the image
Yellow · text contrast 7.5:1

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Artist: Ichiryūsai Yoshitoyo
Japanese, 1830–1866
Date: 1863
Type: Print
Medium: Color woodblock print; oban
Place: Japan
Period: 19th century
Main colour: Grey · lightness 51, colourfulness 9

Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Emily Crane Chadbourne. Museum record. Public domain. United States: Art Institute of Chicago marks it public domain (is_public_domain = True). Europe: Artist died 1866: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1937. Last checked 2026-10-31 (is_public_domain: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

Illustration of Elephant from India On Display at Hirokoji in Ryogoku (Tenjiku no zo kotabi Ryogoku Hirokoji ni oite misemono kogyo no zu)

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