Ukiyo-e · 1831
Kajikazawa in Kai province
Kajikazawa in Kai province (1831) by Hokusai. Its palette is led by pale muted golden cream (#f3e6b4, 26%) and pale muted green (#9dc2b2, 23%), with accents of muted azure teal, dark muted green, light lime yellow and light green. 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
- #f3e6b4 MG 203 pale muted golden cream 26.0% of canvas
- #9dc2b2 MG 053 pale muted green 22.7% of canvas
- #40684b MG 058 muted green 13.7% of canvas
- #19355b MG 099 dark muted blue 13.7% of canvas
- #6d9ca4 MG 081 muted azure teal 8.6% of canvas
- #23342c MG 060 dark muted green 6.6% of canvas
- #c0c277 MG 043 light lime yellow 5.4% of canvas
- #7ea169 MG 064 light green 3.3% of canvas
Color families
Blue 30%, Green 28%, White 24%, Gray 7%, Yellow 6%
Measurements
Composition
50% of the visual weight is in the left half, 63% in the lower half. Symmetry 0.41 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 21% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 28% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.
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