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Chakrasamvara with His Consort Vajravarahi by Central Tibet artist

Chakrasamvara with His Consort Vajravarahi

Central Tibet artist · 1450–1500

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Palette

Brick
 29% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.2:1
Madder
 29% of the image
Red · text contrast 6.8:1
Iron
 21% of the image
Brown · text contrast 7.0:1
Graphite
 13% of the image
Grey · text contrast 10.5:1
Tan
 5% of the image
Brown · text contrast 4.4:1
Caramel
 3% of the image
Brown · text contrast 4.9:1

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
Central Tibet artist
Date
1450–1500
Type
Painting
Medium
Distemper on cotton
Size
Image: 16 × 13 1/4 in. (40.6 × 33.7 cm) Framed: H. 20 1/4 in. (51.4 cm); W. 15 7/8 in. (40.3 cm); D. 2 in. (5.1 cm)
Place
Central Tibet
Period
15th century
Main colour
Brown · lightness 39, colourfulness 28

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Zimmerman Family Collection, Purchase, The Vincent Astor Foundation and the Zimmerman Family Gifts, 2017. 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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