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

Portrait of Tao Yuanming

Yu Zhiding · Qing dynasty (1644–1911), early 19th century

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Palette

Putty
 47% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 9.6:1
Mushroom
 17% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.7:1
Linen
 14% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 12.5:1
Warm grey
 11% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.1:1
Fawn
 9% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 7.8:1
Bone white
 1% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 14.9:1

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

Details

Artist
Yu Zhiding
Chinese
Date
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), early 19th century
Type
Painting
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Size
82 × 41.3 cm (32 1/4 × 16 1/4 in.)
Place
China
Period
17th century
Themes
Portraits
Main colour
Gold & ochre · lightness 72, colourfulness 15

Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Florence Ayscough and Harley Farnsworth MacNair. 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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