Wheel of Affinities — Namban folding screens — domi kano

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Wheel of Affinities

Let one painting lead you to the next

Welcome. Every artwork orbiting this wheel shares a thread with “Namban folding screens”. Take your time, follow what catches your eye, and let curiosity carry you from one masterpiece to another.

How to explore

Drag left or right to spin the wheel.
Drag up or down — or scroll — to zoom in and out.
Hover an artwork to reveal its title and affinities; click to open it.

The eight directions: Each spoke is a kind of kinship — period, movement, vibe, topics, keywords, tone and main colour, plus “other” for the freer, more surprising matches.
Distance from the centre: The closer a work sits to the heart of the wheel, the stronger its bond with this painting. Works near the rim are looser, more unexpected echoes — often the most rewarding to discover.

period

movement

vibe

topics

keywords

tone

main color

other

period

Battle Scenes of Genji and Heishi at Ichi-no-tani — kanō yoshinobu
Folding Screen with Design of the Scenes from The Tale of Genji\n\n－ RIght — kimura heizō, shūri, mitsuyori
Namban folding screens — kanō naizen, 1600
Namban folding screens — domi kano, 1600
Namban folding screens — kanō naizen, 1600
Namban folding screens — kanō naizen, 1600

movement

Battle Scenes of Genji and Heishi at Ichi-no-tani — kanō yoshinobu
Namban folding screens — domi kano, 1600

vibe

Namban folding screens — kanō naizen, 1600
Namban folding screens — domi kano, 1600
Namban folding screens — kanō naizen, 1600

topics

Namban folding screens — domi kano, 1600

keywords

Namban folding screens — domi kano, 1600

tone

Battle Scenes of Genji and Heishi at Ichi-no-tani — kanō yoshinobu
Folding Screen with Design of the Scenes from The Tale of Genji\n\n－ RIght — kimura heizō, shūri, mitsuyori
Namban folding screens — kanō naizen, 1600
Namban folding screens — kanō naizen, 1600

main color

Mother And Child 4 — Henry Moore
Royal Visit to Ōhara, from The Tale of the Heike — Tawaraya Sōtatsu, 601
“Butterflies” (Kōchō) — Tosa Mitsuyoshi, 1612
Tokyo Noted Places: Mitsui House Picture, Surugacho — hiroshige utagawa ii, toyokuni utagawa iv
Namban folding screens — kanō naizen, 1600
Morning Glories — Suzuki Kiitsu, 801
Tokyo Takanawa Steam Train Railroad, Whole Picture — Utagawa Kunitsuna Ii, Ichiransai, Sadashige
Folding Screen with Design of the Scenes from The Tale of Genji\n\n－ RIght — kimura heizō, shūri, mitsuyori
Birds and Flowers of Autumn and Winter — hashimoto tadayoshi, 701
Ronins attack on the house of lord Kira (left panel of a triptych) — Utagawa Kunisada
Tokyo Nihonbashi View — utagawa yoshitora, 1870

other

Chinese Portrait Painter — zaiei miwa, 701
Two Piece Sculpture No. 7; Pipe — Henry Moore
Women’s Kabuki — kano takanobu, 1610
Jukken Ten, Hina Ichi — Katsushika Hokusai
Prototype for Construction (Crucifixion) — Barbara Hepworth, 1966
Leaf Figure No. 3 — Henry Moore
Festival of Hōkoku Shrine (left screen) — araki katsumochi
Sculpture with Colour (Deep Blue and Red) — Barbara Hepworth, 1940
Oval Sculpture — Barbara Hepworth, 1943