Ukiyo-e · 1794
Ichikawa Ebizo as Takemura Sadanoshin
Ichikawa Ebizo as Takemura Sadanoshin (1794) by Tōshūsai Sharaku. Its palette is led by scarlet (#af7356, 23%) and pale muted cream (#ddcbb7, 22%), with accents of light sand and soot. Overall the canvas is light, moderately saturated and warm.
Color reading
Brown and white cover about three-fifths of the print. Its most vivid color, scarlet #AF7356, takes up 23% of it.
Palette
- #af7356 MG 024 scarlet 23.4% of canvas
- #ddcbb7 MG 199 pale muted cream 22.3% of canvas
- #817777 MG 215 grey 18.6% of canvas
- #f9f6f2 MG 205 white 16.2% of canvas
- #baa485 MG 181 light sand 14.5% of canvas
- #0f0f11 MG 223 soot 5.0% of canvas
Color families
Brown 31%, White 29%, Orange 20%, Gray 14%, Black 5%
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Composition
50% of the visual weight is in the left half, 52% in the upper half. Symmetry 0.51 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 35% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 26% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.
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