kodai
no kimi
life and works of kodai no kimi kodai no kimi, a japanese waka poet and noble from the middle heian period, remains an enigma in the realm of art. her dates of birth and death are unknown, but her legacy as one of only five …
A portrait built from kodai no kimi'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.