Buddha of Medicine Bhaishajyaguru (Yaoshi fo)

China artist · ca. 1319

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Palette

Pearl grey
32% of the image
Grey · text contrast 11.7:1

Fawn
22% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 7.5:1

Ash
21% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.3:1

Taupe
19% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.6:1

Sepia
6% of the image
Brown · text contrast 8.0:1

Charcoal
2% of the image
Black · text contrast 14.2:1

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: China artist
Date: ca. 1319
Type: Painting
Medium: Water-based pigment over foundation of clay mixed with straw
Size: H. 24 ft. 8 in. (751.8 cm); W. 49 ft. 7 in. (1511.3 cm)
Place: China
Period: 14th century
Main colour: Gold & ochre · lightness 65, colourfulness 9

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Arthur M. Sackler, in honor of his parents, Isaac and Sophie Sackler, 1965. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's isPublicDomain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules

Buddha of Medicine Bhaishajyaguru (Yaoshi fo)

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