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Finches and bamboo by Emperor Huizong of Song

Finches and bamboo

Emperor Huizong of Song · early 12th century

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Palette

Tan
 79% of the image
Brown · text contrast 4.7:1
Bronze
 9% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.0:1
Straw
 7% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 10.0:1
Linen
 2% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 12.8:1
Peach
 2% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 9.7:1
Sepia
 2% of the image
Brown · text contrast 7.8:1

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
Emperor Huizong of Song
Chinese, 1082–1135; r. 1100–25
Date
early 12th century
Type
Painting
Medium
Handscroll; ink and color on silk
Size
Image: 13 1/4 × 21 13/16 in. (33.7 × 55.4 cm) Overall with mounting: 13 3/4 in. × 27 ft. 6 5/16 in. (34.9 × 839 cm)
Place
China
Period
11th century
Themes
Birds
Main colour
Brown · lightness 55, colourfulness 32

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, John M. Crawford Jr. Collection, Purchase, Douglas Dillon Gift, 1981. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's isPublicDomain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules

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