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qinmu
Wu Qinmu: A Pioneer of Dong Yuan Inspired Landscape Painting Wu Qinmu (吳琴木), born in 1897, was a Chinese landscape painter who achieved renown for his masterful interpretations of Dong Yuan’s style—a cornerstone of Shanshui painting. His artistic journey began amidst the burgeoning modernist movement …
A portrait built from wu qinmu's own colours
Every 4 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.
