A work made of handscroll; ink and color on silk.

The Four Accomplishments

Wang Ning · Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 19th century

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Raw umber
50% of the image
Brown · text contrast 7.0:1

Caramel
38% of the image
Brown · text contrast 4.6:1

Biscuit
3% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 9.8:1

Olive brown
3% of the image
Brown · text contrast 5.9:1

Fawn
3% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 7.3:1

Dark chocolate
3% of the image
Black · text contrast 15.5:1

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

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Artist: Wang Ning
Spurious signature of Wang Ning 王凝 (Chinese, 11th century)
Date: Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 19th century
Type: Painting
Medium: Handscroll; ink and color on silk
Size: 35.8 × 392.6 cm (14 1/8 × 154 5/8 in.)
Place: China
Period: 19th century
Main colour: Brown · lightness 44, colourfulness 27

Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. Chauncey McCormick. 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

The Four Accomplishments

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