A work made of hanging scroll cut from rollers; ink and colors in silk.

Male Figure

Miyagawa Chôshun · Edo period (1610–1868)

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Palette

Bronze
51% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.2:1

Khaki
28% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.3:1

Sand
7% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 7.1:1

Raw umber
5% of the image
Brown · text contrast 5.4:1

Ivory
4% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 14.0:1

Caramel
4% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.0:1

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

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Artist: Miyagawa Chôshun
Japanese, 1683-1753
Date: Edo period (1610–1868)
Type: Painting
Medium: Hanging scroll cut from rollers; ink and colors in silk
Place: Japan
Main colour: Gold & ochre · lightness 52, colourfulness 31

Art Institute of Chicago, Kate S. Buckingham Fund income for one painting and 7 prints. Purchase from Mr. Jack J. Frank. 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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