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

The Daoist God of Thunder with his Entourage

Unknown artist · Ming dynasty (1368–1662), 17th century

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Palette

Taupe
 75% of the image
Brown · text contrast 5.4:1
Stone
 7% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.8:1
Chalk
 5% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 15.3:1
Oyster
 5% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 11.9:1
Putty
 4% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 8.5:1
Pale blue-grey
 4% of the image
Grey · text contrast 9.7:1

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
Unknown artist
Chinese
Date
Ming dynasty (1368–1662), 17th century
Type
Painting
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Size
156.9 × 99 cm (61 13/16 × 39 in.)
Place
China
Period
17th century
Themes
Rain and storms
Main colour
Brown · lightness 53, colourfulness 8

Art Institute of Chicago, Purchased with funds provided by John and Julia Curtis. 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

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