Female Shinto Deity

Japan artist · ca. mid-11th–mid-12th century

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Ash
44% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.1:1

Slate
18% of the image
Grey · text contrast 7.2:1

Charcoal
16% of the image
Black · text contrast 13.6:1

Pearl grey
9% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 12.2:1

Raw umber
9% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.2:1

Tan
4% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.6:1

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Artist: Japan artist
Date: ca. mid-11th–mid-12th century
Type: Decorative arts & sculpture
Medium: Japanese bigleaf magnolia with traces of color
Size: H. 38 1/2 in. (97.8 cm); W. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm); D. 5 in. (12.7 cm)
Place: Japan
Period: 10th century
Main colour: Grey · lightness 50, colourfulness 4

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, The Vincent Astor Foundation Gift, 2023. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's isPublicDomain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules

Female Shinto Deity

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