kōbō
daishi
The Ascetic Visionary: Kōbō Daishi and the Birth of Shingon Buddhism Kūkai, revered as Kōbō Daishi – “Great Master of the Dharma” – stands as a monumental figure in Japanese religious history. Born in 774 in Sanuki province (modern-day Kagawa Prefecture), his life was not …
A portrait built from kōbō daishi'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.
