mitsutani
kunishiro
Early Life and Artistic Beginnings Mitsutani Kunishiro (満谷 国四郎), born November 10, 1874, in Okayama Prefecture, Japan, emerged from a lineage steeped in artistic tradition. His uncle, Hori Wada, was a prominent businessman who bravely pioneered Western-style painting within Okayama—a bold step that foreshadowed Kunishiro’s …
A portrait built from mitsutani kunishiro'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.
