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

Shoki the Demon Queller

Matsumura Goshun · 17th to 19th century

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Palette

Biscuit
21% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 10.9:1

Taupe
20% of the image
Green · text contrast 5.6:1

Iron
19% of the image
Grey · text contrast 9.6:1

Olive brown
16% of the image
Brown · text contrast 8.8:1

Fawn
16% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.3:1

Tan
8% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.4:1

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: Matsumura Goshun
Date: 17th to 19th century
Type: Painting
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Place: Japan
Period: 18th century
Main colour: Gold & ochre · lightness 50, colourfulness 18

Art Institute of Chicago, Purchased from Miss Alice Boney. Russell Tyson Purchase Fund #1 income. 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

Shoki the Demon Queller

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