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A vertical, neutral-colored scroll in light black ink depicts mountains on top and a thin, leafy tree with a nearby structure at bottom, simple and serene with a good deal of empty space.

Poetic Thoughts in a Forest Pavilion 林堂詩思圖

Ni Zan · Ming dynasty (1368–1644), c. 1371

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Palette

Putty
 63% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 8.4:1
Fawn
 18% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 7.7:1
Mushroom
 8% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 7.2:1
Stone
 7% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.6:1
Warm grey
 4% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.9:1
Taupe
 2% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.8:1

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
Ni Zan
Date
Ming dynasty (1368–1644), c. 1371
Type
Painting
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Size
124 × 50.5 cm (48 7/8 × 19 15/16 in.)
Place
China
Period
14th century
Themes
Trees and forests
Main colour
Gold & ochre · lightness 69, colourfulness 17

Art Institute of Chicago, Kate S. Buckingham Endowment; purchased with funds provided by of the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's is_public_domain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-28); image released under CC0. Licence rules

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