Chu-Jan
A Monk’s Vision: The Life and Landscapes of Chu-jan Chu-jan, also known as juran, remains a figure shrouded in the mists of Chinese art history—a testament to the often elusive details surrounding artists from the transitional Five Dynasties and early Northern Song periods. Born sometime …
A portrait built from Chu-Jan's own colours
Every 1 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.
