qian
hui'an
Qian Huian: An Eccentric Vision of Beauty Qian Huian (1833 – 1911) stands as a singular figure in late Qing Dynasty Chinese painting, celebrated for his distinctive approach to portraying women and mythological subjects. Unlike many contemporaries who adhered to established conventions, Qian Huian cultivated …
A portrait built from qian hui'an'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.
