Maki
Miyako
The Architect of Emotion: The Legacy of Miyako Maki In the vibrant tapestry of postwar Japanese culture, few figures have woven as much emotional depth and stylistic innovation as Miyako Maki. Born in 1935, Maki emerged during a transformative era for Japanese visual storytelling, stepping …
A portrait built from Maki Miyako's own colours
Every 2 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.