kaneko
tohta
A Life Sculpted in Clay: The World of Kaneko Tohta Kaneko Tohta, born in the mountainous region of Chichibu, Japan, in 1919 and passing away in 2018 at the remarkable age of 98, was a figure whose influence extended far beyond the realm of ceramics. …
A portrait built from kaneko tohta'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.
