huang
shanshou
Huang Shanshou (1855 – 1919): A Master of Tranquility and Detail Huang Shanshou, also known as Yao, was born in Wujin, Jiangsu Province, China, during a period marked by significant social upheaval and artistic innovation. Despite facing hardships early in life—characterized by poverty—Shanshou possessed an …
A portrait built from huang shanshou's own colours
Every 5 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.
