Sutra Box (Kyōbako) with Sun and Clouds

Japan artist · late 14th–early 15th century

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Palette

Slate
36% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.9:1

Soot
27% of the image
Black · text contrast 15.7:1

Silver
22% of the image
Grey · text contrast 8.3:1

Pewter
9% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.2:1

Dark ochre
3% of the image
Orange · text contrast 5.0:1

Umber
3% of the image
Brown · text contrast 9.7:1

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: Japan artist
Date: late 14th–early 15th century
Type: Decorative arts & sculpture
Medium: Lacquered wood with gold hiramaki-e; gilt bronze fittings
Size: H. 7 in. (17.8 cm); W. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm); D. 3 9/16 in. (34.4 cm)
Place: Japan
Period: 14th century
Main colour: Grey · lightness 40, colourfulness 4

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Mary Livingston Griggs and Mary Griggs Burke Foundation Fund, 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

Sutra Box (Kyōbako) with Sun and Clouds

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