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

Visiting Dai Kui on a Snowy Night 雪夜訪戴圖

Xia Kui · Ming dynasty (1368–1644), 15th century

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Palette

Raw umber
 30% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.3:1
Bronze
 22% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.7:1
Tan
 20% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.4:1
Taupe
 19% of the image
Brown · text contrast 5.8:1
Caramel
 7% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.8:1
Sepia
 3% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.6:1

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
Xia Kui
Date
Ming dynasty (1368–1644), 15th century
Type
Painting
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and colors on silk
Size
195.6 × 101.6 cm (77 × 30 in.)
Place
China
Period
14th century
Themes
Night and moonlight · Winter and snow
Main colour
Gold & ochre · lightness 47, colourfulness 21

Art Institute of Chicago, R. A. Waller 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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