A work made of album; ink and colors on paper.

Tale of Genji

Mitsushige, Tosa · 16th century

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Palette

Sepia
85% of the image
Brown · text contrast 8.4:1

Taupe
5% of the image
Green · text contrast 5.3:1

Green earth
4% of the image
Green · text contrast 4.8:1

Raw umber
3% of the image
Brown · text contrast 5.5:1

Stone
2% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.5:1

Khaki
2% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.1:1

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: Mitsushige, Tosa
Japanese, 1496-about 1559
Date: 16th century
Type: Painting
Medium: Album; Ink and colors on paper
Size: 26.4 × 36.9 cm (10 3/8 × 14 1/2 in.)
Place: Japan
Period: 15th century
Main colour: Brown · lightness 36, colourfulness 14

Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of John Gregg Allerton in memory of Margaret O. Gentles. 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

Tale of Genji

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