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Stationery box decorated with peony scrolls by Korea artist

Stationery box decorated with peony scrolls

Korea artist · 15th–16th century

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Palette

Charcoal
 37% of the image
Black · text contrast 13.0:1
Silver
 31% of the image
Grey · text contrast 8.7:1
Slate
 16% of the image
Grey · text contrast 7.1:1
Sepia
 11% of the image
Brown · text contrast 7.4:1
Pewter
 3% of the image
Grey · text contrast 4.7:1
Tan
 2% 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

Details

Artist
Korea artist
Date
15th–16th century
Type
Decorative arts & sculpture
Medium
Lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl; brass fittings
Size
H. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm); W. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm); L. 14 3/8 in. (36.5 cm)
Place
Korea
Period
14th century
Themes
Flowers
Main colour
Grey · lightness 43, colourfulness 5

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2015. 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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