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Parrot and Chrysanthemums

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

Parrot and Chrysanthemums

Ren Bonian · Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1888

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Palette

Putty
69% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 9.2:1

Mushroom
14% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.7:1

Taupe
7% of the image
Grey · text contrast 4.4:1

Smoke
3% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.5:1

Fawn
3% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.2:1

Dusty rose
3% of the image
Pink · text contrast 4.5:1

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: Ren Bonian
Date: Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1888
Type: Painting
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and colors on paper
Size: 134.6 × 40.6 cm (53 × 16 in.)
Place: China
Period: 19th century
Themes: Flowers · Birds
Main colour: Gold & ochre · lightness 69, colourfulness 14

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