yabu
masashichi
Yabu Masashichi: The Prince of Satsuma Porcelain Yabu Masashichi (1853-1934), born Masashichi Yabu in Nagoya, Japan, stands as a pivotal figure in the history of Japanese ceramics and artistic patronage. Revered as “the prince” of Satsuma ware painting—a term coined to honor his unparalleled mastery—he …
A portrait built from yabu masashichi'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.
