taikō
josetsu
The Architect of Silence: The Legacy of Taikō Josetsu In the quiet, mist-shrouded landscapes of 15th-century Japan, a revolutionary aesthetic was quietly taking root, far removed from the vibrant, polychrome traditions of the past. At the heart of this transformation stood Taikō Josetsu, a painter-priest …
A portrait built from taikō josetsu'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.
