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Tapestry with Dragons and Flowers by Eastern Central Asia artist

Tapestry with Dragons and Flowers

Eastern Central Asia artist · 11th–12th century

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Palette

Taupe
 39% of the image
Pink · text contrast 5.9:1
Fawn
 39% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 7.3:1
Pale stone
 10% of the image
Grey · text contrast 11.6:1
Mustard
 5% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.0:1
Olive
 4% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.3:1
Iron
 2% of the image
Grey · text contrast 9.6:1

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

Details

Artist
Eastern Central Asia artist
Date
11th–12th century
Type
Decorative arts & sculpture
Medium
Silk tapestry (kesi)
Size
Overall: 21 x 13 in. (53.3 x 33 cm)
Place
Eastern Central Asia
Period
10th century
Themes
Flowers
Main colour
Gold & ochre · lightness 56, colourfulness 20

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Fletcher Fund, 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

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