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

The Wangchuan Villa

Unknown artist · Ming or Qing dynasty, 17th–18th century

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Palette

Olive brown
64% of the image
Brown · text contrast 8.4:1

Raw umber
16% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.8:1

Walnut
9% of the image
Brown · text contrast 11.2:1

Ivory
5% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 15.5:1

Parchment
4% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 11.8:1

Bronze
2% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.1:1

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: Unknown artist
Date: Ming or Qing dynasty, 17th–18th century
Type: Painting
Medium: Handscroll; ink, color, and gold on silk
Place: China
Period: 17th century
Main colour: Brown · lightness 38, colourfulness 23

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 Wangchuan Villa

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