A work made of unmounted painting; ink and colors on paper.

Cock and Hen

Unknown artist · 18th century

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Palette

Pale stone
54% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 10.3:1

Soot
26% of the image
Black · text contrast 15.3:1

Slate
7% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.9:1

Powder blue
6% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 13.8:1

Sand
5% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 8.0:1

Cinnamon
2% of the image
Brown · text contrast 5.9:1

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: Unknown artist
Date: 18th century
Type: Painting
Medium: Unmounted painting; ink and colors on paper
Size: 33.9 × 24.3 cm (13 5/16 × 9 9/16 in.)
Place: Japan
Period: 17th century
Themes: Birds
Main colour: Gold & ochre · lightness 58, colourfulness 12

Art Institute of Chicago, Frederick W. Gookin Collection. 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

Cock and Hen

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