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Trefoil-shaped covered box with decoration of chrysanthemums by Korea artist

Trefoil-shaped covered box with decoration of chrysanthemums

Korea artist · ca.12th century

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Palette

Pearl grey
 38% of the image
Grey · text contrast 11.2:1
Slate
 24% of the image
Grey · text contrast 7.8:1
Pewter
 17% of the image
Grey · text contrast 4.7:1
Bistre
 13% of the image
Black · text contrast 12.9:1
Sepia
 5% of the image
Brown · text contrast 7.5:1
Taupe
 2% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.7:1

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
Korea artist
Date
ca.12th century
Type
Decorative arts & sculpture
Medium
Lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl and tortoise shell over pigment and brass wire
Size
H. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); L. 4 in. (10.2 cm); D. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
Place
Korea
Period
11th century
Themes
Flowers
Main colour
Grey · lightness 54, colourfulness 3

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Fletcher Fund, 1925. 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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