Pilgrims at the Rōben waterfall, Ōyama

Pilgrims at the Rōben waterfall, Ōyama (1819) by Utagawa Kuniyoshi. Its palette is led by amber brown (#aa885b, 31%) and pale orange amber (#e6c384, 23%), with accents of soot and scarlet orange. Overall the canvas is light, vivid and warm.

Color reading

Brown and yellow cover nearly three-quarters of the canvas. Its most vivid color, scarlet orange #B95D2D, takes up just 2% of it.

Palette

#aa885b MG 165 amber brown 31.0% of canvas
#e6c384 MG 031 pale orange amber 23.5% of canvas
#83684a MG 166 amber brown 22.6% of canvas
#453326 MG 177 dark taupe 15.5% of canvas
#0e0a08 MG 223 soot 5.4% of canvas
#b95d2d MG 026 scarlet orange 2.0% of canvas

Color families

Brown 49%, Yellow 23%, Orange 11%, Black 7%, Gray 5%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.59
Contrast: 0.63
Vividness: 0.062
Warmth: +1.00
Complexity: 256 cells
Hue range: 0.33
Focus: 0.08

Composition

53% of the visual weight is in the left half, 51% in the upper half. Symmetry 0.00 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 0% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 36% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.

Details

Date: 1819
Genre: ukiyo-e

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