sheng
mao
A Brush with Delicacy: The Life and Art of Sheng Mao The name Sheng Mao whispers across the centuries, a testament to the enduring power of landscape painting in Yuan Dynasty China (1271–1368). Though shrouded in some mystery—the precise dates of his birth and death …
A portrait built from sheng mao'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.
