Ukiyo-e · 1831
Under the Mannen Bridge at Fukagawa
Under the Mannen Bridge at Fukagawa (1831) by Hokusai. Its palette is led by ivory (#fafbc2, 29%) and pale muted lime green (#acddc1, 22%), with accents of amber brown, putty, charcoal, light muted aqua and very dark blue. Overall the canvas is light, moderately saturated and balanced between warm and cool.
Color note
Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, The Great Wave among them, made bold use of Prussian blue, a synthetic pigment newly imported to Japan.
Palette
- #fafbc2 MG 200 ivory 29.0% of canvas
- #acddc1 MG 051 pale muted lime green 21.9% of canvas
- #7c6851 MG 166 amber brown 16.7% of canvas
- #a29876 MG 173 putty 8.9% of canvas
- #18222b MG 222 charcoal 7.7% of canvas
- #03042c MG 221 blue black 6.9% of canvas
- #6fb8b7 MG 080 light muted aqua 5.0% of canvas
- #0f2663 MG 108 very dark blue 4.0% of canvas
Color families
White 28%, Green 28%, Brown 16%, Blue 12%, Black 9%
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Composition
51% of the visual weight is in the right half, 59% in the upper half. Symmetry 0.76 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 23% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 29% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.
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