#003 Color Palette - Christie's September 2002
Christie’s Color Palette
Color
One day, when I still lived in New York, I found a tall stack of Christie’s Catalogs on the sidewalk. I scooped them up and took them home. As one does. It was a great find. I’ve returned to one of them - Christie’s Japanese and Korean Art Wednesday 18 September 2002 - many times for inspiration.
This week I decided to try to develop an architectural material palette inspired by a selection of pieces in the catalog.
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Selection
Anonymous (First Half 17th Century) | Amusements at Gion Shrine and Hokoji Temple in Kyoto | Six-panel screen; ink, color and gold leaf on paper | 61” x 141”
Asano Kakutei (20th Century) | Bull and sunflowers | Six-panel screen; ink and color on silk
Yokoyama Taikan (1868-1958) | Fuyu (Winter) | Hanging scroll | ink and gofun on silk | 53” x 20”
Ohara Koson (1877-1945) | Three prints, birds and flowers | each 19” x 8”
Yoshida Hiroshi (1876-1950) | Mount Chokai | Oil on canvas | 18” x 24”
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Whites
FCFCFC
F7F4EA
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Neutrals A
E0D8C9
D6CCB7
D8D3C9
B2ADA5
686663
000000
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Neutrals B
828475
6B6B5B
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Color: Reds
DDB89E
CE7A55
A06442
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Color: Yellows
B29B4F
91723F
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Color: Greens
68895E
516847
596559
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Color: Blues
8C9C9B
778782