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

Melting the Gold and Predicting the Future

Yu Guiyan · Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1901

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Sand
78% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 8.1:1

Fawn
10% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.2:1

Mushroom
7% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.1:1

Tan
2% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.9:1

Caramel
2% of the image
Brown · text contrast 4.5:1

Taupe
1% of the image
Brown · text contrast 4.7:1

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Artist: Yu Guiyan
Date: Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1901
Type: Painting
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Size: 102.9 × 39.4 cm (40 1/2 × 15 1/2 in.)
Place: China
Period: 20th century
Main colour: Gold & ochre · lightness 67, colourfulness 24

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

Melting the Gold and Predicting the Future

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