torii
kiyonaga
A Legacy of Beauty: The Life and Art of Torii Kiyonaga Born Sekiguchi Shinsuke in 1752, in the bustling heart of Edo (modern-day Tokyo), Torii Kiyonaga emerged as one of the most celebrated masters of ukiyo-e, the “pictures of the floating world.” His journey to …
A portrait built from torii kiyonaga's own colours
Every 40 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.
