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

The Poetess Kotaigogu no Daibu

Isawa Matabei · Edo period (1610–1898)

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Palette

Bronze
55% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.6:1

Fawn
26% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 7.5:1

Dark olive
10% of the image
Brown · text contrast 8.9:1

Bone white
4% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 14.5:1

Straw
3% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 7.9:1

Umber
1% of the image
Brown · text contrast 10.3:1

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: Isawa Matabei
Japanese, 1578-1650
Date: Edo period (1610–1898)
Type: Painting
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and colors on gold-flecked paper
Place: Japan
Period: 17th century
Main colour: Gold & ochre · lightness 54, colourfulness 23

Art Institute of Chicago, Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Noah Van Cleef. 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

The Poetess Kotaigogu no Daibu

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