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

United by Music 合樂圖

Zhou Wenju · Ming dynasty (1368–1644), 15th/16th century

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Palette

Tan
 75% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.0:1
Green earth
 13% of the image
Green · text contrast 4.5:1
Putty
 6% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 9.0:1
Caramel
 4% of the image
Brown · text contrast 4.5:1
Cream
 2% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 13.9:1
Terracotta
 1% of the image
Red · text contrast 5.0:1

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
Zhou Wenju
Traditionally attributed to Zhou Wenju (10th century) 傳周文矩
Date
Ming dynasty (1368–1644), 15th/16th century
Type
Painting
Medium
Handscroll; ink and colors on silk
Size
41.9 × 184.2 cm (16 1/2 × 72 9/16 in.)
Place
China
Period
15th century
Themes
Music and dance
Main colour
Gold & ochre · lightness 56, colourfulness 26

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 (2026-10-28); image released under CC0. Licence rules

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