Ukiyo-e · 18th century

Plum Blossoms by a Streem (February)

Plum Blossoms by a Streem (February) (18th century) by Suzuki Harunobu. Its palette is led by graphite (#44413b, 37%) and light sand (#b09c7b, 28%), with accents of golden olive. Overall the canvas is light, moderately saturated and warm.

Color reading

Brown covers about two-thirds of the print. Even its most colorful tone, light sand #B09C7B, stays close to gray.

Palette

#44413b MG 218 graphite 36.7% of canvas
#b09c7b MG 181 light sand 28.4% of canvas
#777156 MG 192 golden olive 14.9% of canvas
#928666 MG 182 golden umber 12.2% of canvas
#f0ead4 MG 200 ivory 7.8% of canvas

Color families

Brown 66%, Gray 24%, White 8%, Yellow 2%, Orange 0%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.57
Contrast: 0.57
Vividness: 0.033
Warmth: +1.00
Complexity: 238 cells
Hue range: 0.24
Focus: 0.01

Composition

53% of the visual weight is in the left half, 61% in the lower half. Symmetry 0.39 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 18% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 35% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.

Details

Date: 18th century
Medium: Woodblock print; paper
Genre: ukiyo-e
Collection: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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