A vertical painting of a bundle of many types of flowers set in a vase-like vessel. The bottom of this vessel contains netted rope through which many blossoms can be seen. A plethora of blooms and leaves extend upward from the top of the vessel.

Flowers of the Four Seasons

Artist Unknown · Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 18th/19th century

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Putty
65% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 8.6:1

Green earth
13% of the image
Green · text contrast 5.1:1

Fawn
11% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.5:1

Sage
4% of the image
Green · text contrast 4.6:1

Mushroom
3% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 7.2:1

Khaki
3% of the image
Green · text contrast 5.9:1

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: Artist Unknown
Chinese
Date: Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 18th/19th century
Type: Painting
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and colors on paper
Size: 136.2 × 70.7 cm (53 5/8 × 27 7/8 in.)
Place: China
Period: 18th century
Themes: Flowers
Main colour: Gold & ochre · lightness 66, colourfulness 20

Art Institute of Chicago, Purchase, Oriental Art Sundry Fund. 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

Flowers of the Four Seasons

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