Rafter finial in the shape of a dragon’s head and wind chime

Korea artist · 10th century

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Palette

Pewter
32% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.5:1

Slate
30% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.5:1

Tan
18% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.4:1

Olive brown
14% of the image
Brown · text contrast 7.8:1

Dark ochre
4% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.9:1

Sand
3% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 9.2:1

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: Korea artist
Date: 10th century
Type: Decorative arts & sculpture
Medium: Gilt bronze
Size: Finial: 11 3/4 in. × 9 in. × 15 1/2 in. (29.8 × 22.9 × 39.4 cm) Chime: 15 1/4 × 7 1/4 in. (38.7 × 18.4 cm)
Place: Korea
Period: 9th century
Main colour: Grey · lightness 49, colourfulness 10

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, The Vincent Astor Foundation Gift, 1999 Benefit Fund, and The Rosenkranz Foundation Inc. Gift, 1999. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's isPublicDomain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules

Rafter finial in the shape of a dragon’s head and wind chime

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