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

Landscape

Wang Jian · Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1598–1677

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Palette

Ash
 37% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.9:1
Chalk
 29% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 17.5:1
Pewter
 22% of the image
Grey · text contrast 4.8:1
Smoke
 5% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.7:1
Graphite
 5% of the image
Black · text contrast 11.2:1
Pearl grey
 2% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 12.2:1

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
Wang Jian
Chinese, 1598-1677
Date
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1598–1677
Type
Painting
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and light color on silk
Place
China
Period
16th century
Themes
Landscapes
Main colour
Grey · lightness 69, colourfulness 0

Art Institute of Chicago, Bertha Evans Brown Purchase Fund. 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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