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“‘A Lovely Garland’ (Tamakazura): Tamatori-ama,” from the series Scenes amid Genji Clouds Matched with Ukiyo-e Pictures (Genji-gumo ukiyo e-awase) by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

“‘A Lovely Garland’ (Tamakazura): Tamatori-ama,” from the series Scenes amid Genji Clouds Matched with Ukiyo-e Pictures (Genji-gumo ukiyo e-awase)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi · 1845–46

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Palette

Silver
 33% of the image
Grey · text contrast 8.8:1
Parchment
 32% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 12.6:1
Fawn
 22% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 7.0:1
Slate blue
 6% of the image
Blue · text contrast 7.0:1
Straw
 4% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 10.9:1
Terracotta
 3% of the image
Red · text contrast 4.6:1

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
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Japanese, 1797–1861
Date
1845–46
Type
Print
Medium
Woodblock ōban print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Size
Image: Vertical ōban format; 14 3/8 × 9 7/8 in. (36.5 × 25.1 cm) Sheet: 21 1/2 × 15 3/4 in. (54.6 × 40 cm)
Place
Japan
Period
Edo period · 19th century
Main colour
Gold & ochre · lightness 72, colourfulness 19

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Alan and Barbara Medaugh Gift, 2019. Museum record. Public domain. United States: The Met marks it public domain (isPublicDomain = True). Europe: Artist died 1861: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1932. Last checked 2026-10-31 (isPublicDomain: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

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