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

Two Scholar-Musicians in a Landscape

Unknown artist · Ming dynasty (1368–1644), 15th century

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Palette

Iron
 74% of the image
Brown · text contrast 7.7:1
Slate
 12% of the image
Grey · text contrast 7.5:1
Graphite
 8% of the image
Grey · text contrast 10.2:1
Deep teal
 3% of the image
Grey · text contrast 9.7:1
Taupe
 2% of the image
Brown · text contrast 5.5:1
Green earth
 1% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.4:1

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
Ming dynasty (1368–1644), 15th century
Type
Painting
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Size
173.5 × 105.5 cm (68 5/16 × 41 9/16 in.)
Place
China
Period
15th century
Themes
Landscapes · Music and dance
Main colour
Brown · lightness 35, colourfulness 7

Art Institute of Chicago, Purchased with funds provided by Dr. Edmund Lewis. 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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