COLOUR STUDY

Colour palette

#CAB899
#867256
#D1BFA0
#B0A085
#BEAC8F
#D5C5A5

Approximate colour proportions

#CAB89918.9%
#86725618.4%
#D1BFA018.4%
#B0A08517.3%
#BEAC8F14.8%
#D5C5A512.2%

Estimated from six colour groups in the museum image, including visible paper or borders. Reproduction and lighting affect the result; these are image-area proportions, not pigment measurements.

Source: ColBase — Tokyo National Museum
Image licence: CC BY 4.0 · Web image resized for display. · Museum record & image source ↗

Japan · 16th century

Pine Forest

Hasegawa Tōhaku

Date: 16th century
Medium: Ink on paper
Dimensions: Not listed in the source consulted
Country / context: Japan
Movement / tradition: Japanese art and printmaking
Collection: Tokyo National Museum
Pathway: Japanese art and printmaking ↗

ABOUT THIS WORK

Mist is suggested by the unpainted paper between dark and pale pine trees. Rough marks and delicate ink gradations create depth without a continuous outline. The museum dates the pair broadly to the sixteenth century. This image shows the left screen; the source record includes further views.

Original educational overview · based on the linked museum record

A MOMENT TO LOOK

Start with what you can see: shapes, surface, colour and scale. How might the listed materials affect the way this object was made and experienced?

Looking prompt · an invitation to observe, not a historical interpretation.

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