Hen and Bamboo

Hen and Bamboo, by Luo Chuang, Tokyo National Museum, Japan

Colors in this work

Artist: Luo Chuang 蘿窓
Date: 13th century
Holding institution: Tokyo National Museum
Palette: Raw Walnut · Brown family · #614F3B · 41%

Weathered Leather · Brown family · #715B41 · 34%

Oiled Oak · Brown family · #7B6448 · 11%

Sooted Timber · Brown family · #524234 · 8%

Raw Walnut · Brown family · #6A5032 · 3%

Vine Charcoal · Gray family · #483A2E · 2%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #5D5137 · <1%

Vine Charcoal · Gray family · #564C44 · <1%

Raw Walnut · Brown family · #694D3D · <1%

Etching Plate Gray · Gray family · #3E3126 · <1%

Vine Charcoal · Gray family · #55433D · <1%

Vine Charcoal · Gray family · #4C3F3D · <1%

Clay Tablet · Brown family · #746555 · <1%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #917658 · <1%

Hammered Copper Brown · Brown family · #74522D · <1%

Clay Tablet · Brown family · #80604F · <1%

Vine Charcoal · Gray family · #504B39 · <1%

Etching Plate Gray · Gray family · #44413E · <1%

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Image provider: wikimedia-commons
License: Public domain
Credit: Tokyo National Museum

9 tags

Animals Both · 99%

The title and description identify a hen, which is directly visible as the principal animal subject in the lower portion of the image.
Flora Both · 99%

The title names bamboo, and bamboo stems and clustered leaves are clearly visible across the upper portion of the image.

Asymmetrical Visual · 98%

The composition is asymmetrical, with dense bamboo concentrated overhead and the hen positioned low in the image, separated by a broad open field.
Sparse Visual · 95%

Broad areas of lightly worked ground surround the hen and bamboo, producing a notably open and sparse arrangement.
Earth Tones Visual · 95%

The visible palette is dominated by muted browns, ochers, and gray-black tones across the image.
Contour Line Visual · 90%

Linear marks define the hen's feathers, bamboo stems and leaves, and the calligraphic inscription.

Painting Visual · 98%

The image is visibly rendered through brushwork and tonal washes as a painted composition; the metadata also classifies it as a Japanese painting or print.
East Asian Ink-and-Wash Painting Visual · 82%

The bamboo and hen are rendered with fluid brush lines and tonal ink-like washes characteristic of East Asian ink-and-wash practice.

1000 - 1400 CE Art Metadata · 99%

The canonical metadata dates the work to the 13th century, which falls within the catalog's 1000–1400 CE range.

Luo Chuang 蘿窓. http://www.emuseum.jp/detail/100840

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