aoki
mokubei
early life and training aoki mokubei, a renowned japanese painter and potter, was born in kyoto in 1767. he was a student of makuzu chōzō, a prominent artist of the time, and quickly rose to prominence in the edo period. artistic career and achievements aoki …
A portrait built from aoki mokubei's own colours
Every 2 approved work contributes its dominant tone to a single flowing field. Sorted along the hue wheel, the strip reads as a smooth spectrum. Click any band to reveal its full four-colour palette.
Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.
Every painting, placed on the hue wheel
Each dot is a work — its angle set by hue, its distance from the centre by saturation. Hover a dot to see the painting.
The signature, in numbers
Where the colour came from
Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.
