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Wu Guxiang (1848–1903): The Poet Painter of Tranquility Wu Guxiang (吳穀祥), born in Jiangsu Province, China, was a pivotal figure in the late Qing Dynasty’s artistic landscape. He emerged as a prominent Shanshui painter—a genre emphasizing idealized depictions of mountainous landscapes—whose work embodies both meticulous …
A portrait built from wu guxiang'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.
