A work made of fan (round); openwork gauze, lacquered wood handle.

Narcissus

Unknown artist · Qing dynasty (1644–1911), late 19th century

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Palette

Chalk
53% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 17.7:1

Khaki
36% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.4:1

Lamp black
7% of the image
Black · text contrast 20.1:1

Olive brown
2% of the image
Brown · text contrast 7.9:1

Pale stone
2% of the image
Grey · text contrast 10.9:1

Garnet
1% of the image
Red · text contrast 12.3:1

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

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Artist: Unknown artist
Date: Qing dynasty (1644–1911), late 19th century
Type: Painting
Medium: Fan (round); openwork gauze, lacquered wood handle
Place: China
Period: 19th century
Main colour: Gold & ochre · lightness 74, colourfulness 12

Art Institute of Chicago, Bequest of Russell Tyson. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's is_public_domain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules

Narcissus

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