zaiei
miwa
A Master of Chinese Portraiture: The Life and Art of Miwa Zaiei Born in Kyoto, Japan, in 1653, Miwa Zaiei emerged during the Edo period—a time of relative peace and flourishing arts. While details surrounding his early life remain scarce, it is known that he …
A portrait built from zaiei miwa'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.
