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A Legacy of Classical Landscape Painting Gu Yun (顧沄), born in the cultural heartland of Suzhou in 1835, stands as a pivotal figure in late Qing dynasty landscape painting, embodying the enduring spirit of Ming Dynasty artistic ideals. His mastery of ink wash technique—particularly his …
A portrait built from gu yun's own colours
Every 3 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.
