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A work made of handscroll; ink on paper.

Bamboo-Covered Stream in Spring Rain

Xia Chang · Ming dynasty (1368–1644), dated 1441

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Palette

Pale stone
 49% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 11.2:1
Putty
 26% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 7.5:1
Stone
 16% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.1:1
Taupe
 4% of the image
Brown · text contrast 5.6:1
Silver
 4% of the image
Grey · text contrast 9.1:1
Sepia
 2% of the image
Brown · text contrast 7.9:1

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
Xia Chang
Date
Ming dynasty (1368–1644), dated 1441
Type
Painting
Medium
Handscroll; ink on paper
Size
41.3 × 1500 cm (16 1/4 × 600 in.)
Place
China
Period
15th century
Themes
Landscapes · Rivers and lakes · Rain and storms
Main colour
Gold & ochre · lightness 70, colourfulness 16

Art Institute of Chicago, Kate S. Buckingham Endowment Fund. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's is_public_domain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-27); image released under CC0. Licence rules

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