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Colour palette

  • #D1BEA3
  • #BAAB97
  • #DBC6A9
  • #908374
  • #C8B49A
  • #E5D6BE

Approximate colour proportions

  • #D1BEA321.9%
  • #BAAB9719.6%
  • #DBC6A916.9%
  • #90837416.2%
  • #C8B49A14.2%
  • #E5D6BE11.2%

Estimated from six colour groups in the museum image, including visible paper or borders. Reproduction and lighting affect the result; these are image-area proportions, not pigment measurements.

Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund · The Cleveland Museum of Art
Image: public domain (CC0) · Museum record & image source ↗

China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911) · 1662

Rocks, Orchid, and Bamboo

Shitao

Date
1662
Medium
handscroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
Overall: 31.8 x 266.7 cm (12 1/2 x 105 in.)
Country / context
China
Movement / tradition
Chinese painting
Collection
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Pathway
Chinese painting ↗
FROM THE MUSEUM

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Collection text · The Cleveland Museum of Art · CC0
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