Ukiyo-e · 1831
Lake Suwa in Shinano province
Lake Suwa in Shinano province (1831) by Hokusai. Its palette is led by ivory (#eeecdb, 38%) and pale muted aqua (#9ec9d5, 17%), with accents of dark slate, dark muted azure teal, dark grey, light red and very dark blue. Overall the canvas is light, moderately saturated 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
- #eeecdb MG 200 ivory 38.2% of canvas
- #9ec9d5 MG 079 pale muted aqua 16.7% of canvas
- #1b2e37 MG 211 dark slate 14.7% of canvas
- #245184 MG 106 blue 11.5% of canvas
- #2c5058 MG 084 dark muted azure teal 6.2% of canvas
- #566d63 MG 216 dark grey 5.9% of canvas
- #d5907c MG 015 light red 3.8% of canvas
- #0d1a63 MG 108 very dark blue 3.0% of canvas
Color families
Blue 43%, White 37%, Gray 11%, Black 4%, Brown 3%
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Composition
55% of the visual weight is in the right half, 63% in the lower half. Symmetry 0.38 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 22% 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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