nakamura
shūkō
Nakamura Shūkō: Echoes of War and Spirit in Edo-Era Prints Nakamura Shūkō (秋香), active primarily from the late 1890s to early 1900s, stands as a compelling figure within the vibrant yet often turbulent world of *senso-e* – war prints – produced during Japan’s tumultuous Meiji …
A portrait built from nakamura shūkō'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.
