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A work made of hanging scroll mounted on a panel; ink and colors on silk.

The Four Accomplishments: Painting

Unknown artist · Ming dynasty (1368–1644), late 16th/17th century

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Palette

Raw umber
 63% of the image
Brown · text contrast 5.9:1
Sepia
 21% of the image
Brown · text contrast 7.5:1
Iron
 8% of the image
Brown · text contrast 8.9:1
Tan
 3% of the image
Brown · text contrast 4.7:1
Chestnut
 2% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.9:1
Mushroom
 2% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.5:1

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
Date
Ming dynasty (1368–1644), late 16th/17th century
Type
Painting
Medium
Hanging scroll mounted on a panel; ink and colors on silk
Size
136.5 × 99.1 cm (53 3/4 × 39 in.); With mounting: 253 × 114 cm (100 × 45 in.)
Place
China
Period
16th century
Main colour
Brown · lightness 41, colourfulness 18

Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Guy H. Mitchell. 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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