Wheel of Affinities — Hatakeyama sitting next to a Go board — Utagawa Kuniyoshi

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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 “Hatakeyama sitting next to a Go board”. 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

Otsu-e Paintings Coming Alive Triptych — Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1847
Nissaka Man receiving a child from a ghost — Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Emperor — watanabe nobukazu, 1900

movement

Yoshiwara Sparrow — Katsushika Hokusai
Station 38 — Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Otsu-e Paintings Coming Alive Triptych — Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1847
Courtesan Writing — Katsushika Hokusai
Hattara Sonja with his white tiger — Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Woman With Branch Of Yamabuki — Suzuki Harunobu
Nissaka Man receiving a child from a ghost — Utagawa Kuniyoshi
The Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Suikoden — Utagawa Kuniyoshi
A hand puppet — Katsushika Hokusai
Warrior — Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Emperor — watanabe nobukazu, 1900
Ishibei — Katsushika Hokusai
Uesugi Kenshin — Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Actor — Utagawa Kunisada
Banzuin Chôbei — Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Early State — Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Fugaku Sanju-rokkei — Katsushika Hokusai

vibe

Courtesan Writing — Katsushika Hokusai
Hattara Sonja with his white tiger — Utagawa Kuniyoshi

topics

Otsu-e Paintings Coming Alive Triptych — Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1847

keywords

Otsu-e Paintings Coming Alive Triptych — Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1847

tone

Ishibei — Katsushika Hokusai
Actor Segawa Kikunojô As The Courtesan — Katsushika Hokusai

main color

The Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Suikoden — Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Hattara Sonja with his white tiger — Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Tsuki Hyakushi - Kenshin — Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Courtesan Writing — Katsushika Hokusai
A hand puppet — Katsushika Hokusai
Actor Segawa Kikunojô As The Courtesan — Katsushika Hokusai
Saga No Dairyô — Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Fugaku Sanju-rokkei — Katsushika Hokusai
Ishibei — Katsushika Hokusai
Looks Embarrassed — Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Otsu-e Paintings Coming Alive Triptych — Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1847
Uesugi Kenshin — Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Yoshiwara Sparrow — Katsushika Hokusai
Station 38 — Utagawa Kuniyoshi
The Actor — Utagawa Kunisada
Great Harbors for the Lucky Treasure Ship — utagawa sadatora

other

Minamoto Yorimitsu Ason — Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Segawa Kikunojo As Mumegae — Suzuki Harunobu