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

Washing the Elephant

Unknown artist · Ming dynasty (1369–1644) or earlier

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Palette

Fawn
77% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.5:1

Sand
14% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 8.9:1

Ash
2% of the image
Grey · text contrast 7.5:1

Terracotta
2% of the image
Red · text contrast 4.6:1

Putty
2% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 9.4:1

Tan
2% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.3:1

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

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Artist: Unknown artist
Date: Ming dynasty (1369–1644) or earlier
Type: Painting
Medium: Handscroll; ink and colors on paper
Size: 36.9 × 641.7 cm (14 1/2 × 252 5/8 in.)
Place: China
Period: 14th century
Main colour: Gold & ochre · lightness 64, colourfulness 23

Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. Chauncey McCormick. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's is_public_domain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-29); image released under CC0. Licence rules

Washing the Elephant

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