The Transcendent Buddha Vairochana (?) Seated in Western Fashion

Indonesia (Java) artist · 9th century

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Warm grey
59% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.6:1

Pearl grey
15% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 12.4:1

Sage
8% of the image
Green · text contrast 6.9:1

Pine
8% of the image
Black · text contrast 11.3:1

Green earth
8% of the image
Green · text contrast 5.6:1

Lamp black
2% of the image
Black · text contrast 19.0:1

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: Indonesia (Java) artist
Date: 9th century
Type: Decorative arts & sculpture
Medium: Bronze
Size: H. 5 1/8 in. (13 cm)
Place: Indonesia (Java)
Period: 8th century
Main colour: Grey · lightness 58, colourfulness 6

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Samuel Eilenberg Collection, Gift of Samuel Eilenberg, 1987. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's isPublicDomain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules

The Transcendent Buddha Vairochana (?) Seated in Western Fashion

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