Ukiyo-e · 1857
Plum Park in Kameido
Plum Park in Kameido (1857) by Hiroshige. Its palette is led by slate (#49595b, 35%) and bone (#d0c8b7, 26%), with accents of muted lime green, light scarlet and rich sienna. Overall the canvas is light, moderately saturated and warm.
Color note
Hiroshige used Prussian blue in skies and water so strikingly that the deep color became known in the West as “Hiroshige blue”.
Palette
- #49595b MG 210 slate 34.6% of canvas
- #d0c8b7 MG 171 bone 25.8% of canvas
- #a96055 MG 016 scarlet red 12.1% of canvas
- #828e7f MG 056 muted lime green 8.3% of canvas
- #2b3135 MG 211 dark slate 7.9% of canvas
- #bc8a76 MG 023 light scarlet 7.6% of canvas
- #713e3a MG 147 rich sienna 3.7% of canvas
Color families
Gray 39%, Brown 34%, Red 13%, Blue 7%, White 4%
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Composition
54% of the visual weight is in the left half, 69% in the upper half. Symmetry 0.06 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 22% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 30% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.
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