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

Watching the Waterfall 高士觀瀑圖

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

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Palette

Tan
 52% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.6:1
Bronze
 18% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.8:1
Raw umber
 15% of the image
Brown · text contrast 5.5:1
Taupe
 7% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.3:1
Sepia
 5% of the image
Brown · text contrast 7.0:1
Iron
 3% of the image
Brown · text contrast 7.9:1

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 slight color on silk
Size
195.6 × 101.6 cm (77 × 30 in.)
Place
China
Period
14th century
Main colour
Gold & ochre · lightness 48, colourfulness 24

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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