Ukiyo-e · 1851
Mongaku Shonin under the waterfall of Nachi, encouraged by Fudo Myoo and his acolytes Kongara and Seitaka
Mongaku Shonin under the waterfall of Nachi, encouraged by Fudo Myoo and his acolytes Kongara and Seitaka (1851) by Utagawa Kuniyoshi. Its palette is led by muted azure teal (#7b9c9a, 37%) and oatmeal (#bdb49f, 32%), with accents of orange and dark muted blue. Overall the canvas is light, moderately saturated and cool.
Color reading
Blue and brown cover nearly two-thirds of the canvas. Its most vivid color, dark muted blue #0C335E, takes up just 3% of it.
Palette
- #7b9c9a MG 081 muted azure teal 37.5% of canvas
- #bdb49f MG 172 oatmeal 31.8% of canvas
- #1b5e77 MG 083 muted teal 15.7% of canvas
- #ece4d3 MG 201 parchment 6.9% of canvas
- #a27a5c MG 030 orange 5.3% of canvas
- #0c335e MG 099 dark muted blue 2.9% of canvas
Color families
Blue 39%, Brown 25%, Gray 25%, White 7%, Orange 3%
Measurements
Composition
51% of the visual weight is in the left half, 52% in the upper half. Symmetry 0.49 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 8% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 40% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.
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