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

Peonies, Magnolia, and Dandelions

Tawaraya Sôtatsu · 18th century

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Palette

Biscuit
 50% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 9.4:1
Fawn
 32% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 7.2:1
Stone
 9% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.0:1
Taupe
 5% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.8:1
Pale stone
 3% of the image
Green · text contrast 12.0:1
Sepia
 1% of the image
Brown · text contrast 7.0:1

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
Tawaraya Sôtatsu
Japanese, active 18th century
Date
18th century
Type
Painting
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and colors on paper
Size
Painting: 115.9 × 49.7 cm (45 5/8 × 19 9/16 in.); 202.6 × 62.9 cm (with mounting) (79 3/4 × 24 3/4 in.); 202.6 × 68.6 cm (with knobs) (79 3/4 × 27 in.)
Place
Japan
Themes
Flowers
Main colour
Gold & ochre · lightness 68, colourfulness 20

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

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