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A work made of hanging scroll; ink on paper.

Lotus and Waterfowl

Bada Shanren · Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1697

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Palette

Silver
 66% of the image
Grey · text contrast 9.6:1
Chalk
 15% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 17.8:1
Ash
 10% of the image
Grey · text contrast 7.1:1
Pewter
 6% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.1:1
Smoke
 2% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.0:1
Slate
 1% of the image
Grey · text contrast 7.3:1

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
Bada Shanren
Date
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1697
Type
Painting
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Size
95.6 × 37.5 cm (37 5/8 × 14 3/4 in.)
Place
China
Period
17th century
Themes
Flowers
Main colour
Grey · lightness 76, colourfulness 0

Art Institute of Chicago, Buckingham 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

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