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A work made of hanging scroll; ink and light colors on paper.

Water Pavilion by Twin Pines

Guo Xi · Yuan or early Ming dynasty, 14th–15th century

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Palette

Mushroom
 31% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 7.0:1
Sand
 26% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 8.1:1
Taupe
 21% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.6:1
Smoke
 17% of the image
Brown · text contrast 5.9:1
Iron
 3% of the image
Grey · text contrast 8.7:1
Soot
 3% of the image
Black · text contrast 15.2:1

Colours measured by this site from the museum image (k-means in CIELAB). Names are the nearest in our own list and describe how the colour looks, not the pigment. Text on each chip uses whichever of black or white contrasts more (WCAG ratio shown). How

Details

Artist
Guo Xi
Chinese, early 14th century
Date
Yuan or early Ming dynasty, 14th–15th century
Type
Painting
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and light colors on paper
Size
100.3 × 35.5 cm (39 1/2 × 14 in.)
Place
China
Themes
Trees and forests
Main colour
Gold & ochre · lightness 58, colourfulness 18

Art Institute of Chicago, Kate S. Buckingham Endowment Fund. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's is_public_domain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-29); image released under CC0. Licence rules

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