A work made of hanging scroll; ink and color on paper.

Pulling Oars under Clearing Autumn Skies 晴秋涉櫂圖

Lu Zhi · Ming dynasty (1368–1644); c. 1545

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Mushroom
48% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 7.3:1

Stone
21% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.6:1

Warm grey
14% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.3:1

Putty
9% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 8.1:1

Taupe
6% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.9:1

Smoke
2% of the image
Brown · text contrast 4.5:1

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: Lu Zhi
Date: Ming dynasty (1368–1644); c. 1545
Type: Painting
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Size: 105.8 × 31.1 cm (41 5/8 × 17 in.)
Place: China
Period: 16th century
Main colour: Gold & ochre · lightness 63, colourfulness 13

Art Institute of Chicago, W. L. Mead 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

Pulling Oars under Clearing Autumn Skies 晴秋涉櫂圖

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