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A work made of watercolor and ink on paper.

Kay Khosrow Crosses the Sea of Zareh on His Way to China, a scene from the Shahnama of Firdausi

Unknown artist · Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), about 1550

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Palette

Sand
 74% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 8.7:1
Sepia
 12% of the image
Brown · text contrast 7.7:1
Khaki
 6% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.1:1
Oyster
 5% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 12.9:1
Graphite
 2% of the image
Black · text contrast 12.5:1
Caramel
 1% of the image
Brown · text contrast 5.2:1

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
Unknown artist
Date
Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), about 1550
Type
Painting
Medium
Watercolor and ink on paper
Size
Page: 34.2 × 23.4 cm, Painting: 11.5 × 15.9 cm (Page: 13 1/2 × 9 1/4 in., Painting: 4 9/16 × 6 1/4 in.)
Place
Iran
Period
16th century
Themes
Seascapes and the coast
Main colour
Gold & ochre · lightness 66, colourfulness 21

Art Institute of Chicago, Ann McNear Collection. 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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