saigyō
hōshi
The Wandering Soul: The Life and Legacy of Saigyō Hōshi In the quiet, mist-covered landscapes of twelfth-century Japan, there lived a man whose spirit was as untethered as the wind. Saigyō Hōshi, born in Kyoto in 1118, was far more than a mere monk; he …
A portrait built from saigyō hōshi'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.
