Ukiyo-e · 1830s
Fine Wind, Clear Morning
Fine Wind, Clear Morning (1830s) by Hokusai. Its palette is led by muted blue (#39648d, 24%) and pale slate (#bbbbb7, 23%), with accents of muted red and dark sienna. Overall the canvas is light, moderately saturated and balanced between warm and cool.
Color note
Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, The Great Wave among them, made bold use of Prussian blue, a synthetic pigment newly imported to Japan.
Palette
- #39648d MG 097 muted blue 24.4% of canvas
- #bbbbb7 MG 207 pale slate 22.7% of canvas
- #a25045 MG 018 red 20.4% of canvas
- #806e71 MG 012 muted red 16.3% of canvas
- #022a50 MG 108 very dark blue 11.1% of canvas
- #4b3230 MG 145 dark sienna 5.1% of canvas
Color families
Blue 43%, Gray 23%, Red 19%, Brown 12%, White 4%
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Composition
57% of the visual weight is in the right half, 51% in the lower half. Symmetry 0.03 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 31% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 27% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.
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