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Robe (Kosode) with Shells and Sea Grasses by Japan artist

Robe (Kosode) with Shells and Sea Grasses

Japan artist · early 17th century

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Palette

Oyster
 32% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 12.2:1
Graphite
 31% of the image
Grey · text contrast 11.0:1
Ink
 15% of the image
Black · text contrast 17.8:1
Smoke
 11% of the image
Grey · text contrast 4.8:1
Putty
 8% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 8.7:1
Stone
 3% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.1:1

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
Japan artist
Date
early 17th century
Type
Decorative arts & sculpture
Medium
Embroidery and gold leaf on plain-weave silk patterned with warp floats
Size
Overall: 60 1/2 x 49 in. (153.7 x 124.5 cm)
Place
Japan
Period
Edo period · 16th century
Themes
Seascapes and the coast
Main colour
Grey · lightness 49, colourfulness 5

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul T. Nomura, in memory of Mr. and Mrs. S. Morris Nomura, 1992. 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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