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A work made of hanging scroll; ink on paper.

Crow on a Tree

Kano Yukenobu · Late 15th century

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Palette

Parchment
 49% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 12.0:1
Sand
 27% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 7.0:1
Putty
 11% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 9.6:1
Mushroom
 9% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.8:1
Tan
 2% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.6:1
Taupe
 2% of the image
Grey · text contrast 4.5:1

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

Details

Artist
Kano Yukenobu
Japanese, active about 1485
Date
Late 15th century
Type
Painting
Medium
Hanging scroll; Ink on paper
Size
Painting: 80.5 × 33.9 cm (31 3/4 × 13 3/8 in.)
Place
Japan
Period
15th century
Themes
Trees and forests
Main colour
Gold & ochre · lightness 74, colourfulness 21

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 (2026-10-30); image released under CC0. Licence rules

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