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

Recluse Dwellings in the Autumn Mountains

Mi Wanzhong · Ming dynasty (1368–1644), dated 1621

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Putty
40% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 8.9:1

Stone
31% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.4:1

Taupe
15% of the image
Brown · text contrast 4.5:1

Smoke
6% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.2:1

Fawn
6% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.8:1

Iron
2% of the image
Grey · text contrast 8.5:1

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Artist: Mi Wanzhong
Chinese, 1570-1628
Date: Ming dynasty (1368–1644), dated 1621
Type: Painting
Medium: Handscroll; ink and color on paper
Size: 23.5 × 186.4 cm (9 1/4 × 73 3/8 in.)
Place: China
Period: 17th century
Themes: Mountains
Main colour: Gold & ochre · lightness 63, colourfulness 12

Art Institute of Chicago, Samuel M. Nickerson 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

Recluse Dwellings in the Autumn Mountains

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