Yüan
Chiang
A Master of Imperial Visions: The Life and Art of Yuan Chiang In the vibrant, prosperous landscape of 17th-century China, few names resonate with the meticulous elegance of Yuan Chiang (also known as Yuán Jiāng). Born around 1671 in the culturally rich city of Yangzhou, …
A portrait built from Yüan Chiang'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.
