Imperial Edict

Unknown artist · Dated: October 12, 1856, in the reign of Emperor Xianfeng (1851–1861)

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Palette

Chestnut
51% of the image
Brown · text contrast 7.4:1

Caramel
24% of the image
Brown · text contrast 4.5:1

Tan
11% of the image
Brown · text contrast 4.4:1

Putty
10% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 9.7:1

Raw umber
2% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.5:1

Fawn
2% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.9:1

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

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Artist: Unknown artist
Date: Dated: October 12, 1856, in the reign of Emperor Xianfeng (1851–1861)
Type: Painting
Medium: Ink and colors on silk
Place: China
Period: 19th century
Main colour: Brown · lightness 46, colourfulness 25

Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Wagner. 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

Imperial Edict

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