Rinpa · 18th century

Rough Waves

Rough Waves (18th century) by Ogata Kōrin. Its palette is led by golden umber (#887b59, 39%) and golden umber (#a2906a, 22%). Overall the canvas is mid-toned, moderately saturated and warm.

Color note

Kōrin's Irises screens (c. 1701–05) repeat clumps of irises across a ground of gold leaf, painted in mineral blue and green: azurite and malachite.

Palette

#887b59 MG 183 golden umber 38.6% of canvas
#a2906a MG 182 golden umber 21.9% of canvas
#5d6047 MG 193 golden olive 20.5% of canvas
#404e40 MG 059 dark muted lime green 16.6% of canvas
#313f39 MG 218 graphite 2.4% of canvas

Color families

Brown 81%, Green 14%, Gray 3%, Yellow 2%, Blue 1%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.54
Contrast: 0.28
Vividness: 0.045
Warmth: +0.98
Complexity: 106 cells
Hue range: 0.39
Focus: 0.00

Composition

50% of the visual weight is in the left half, 53% in the lower half. Symmetry 0.51 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 44% 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.

Details

Date: 18th century
Medium: Inkstick and distemper and gold leaf and washi
Size: 146.5 × 165.4 cm
Genre: byōbu-e
Made in: Japan
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City

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More by Ogata Kōrin

Irises screen, c. 1701–1705
Red and White Plum Blossoms, 1715
Wind God and Thunder God, 18th century