Tomioka
Tessai
The Evocative Brush of Tomioka Tessai Tomioka Tessai, a pivotal figure in late 19th and early 20th-century Japanese painting, stands as a bridge between the traditions of literati art and the burgeoning modernism of his time. Born in Kyoto in 1837, Tessai’s life unfolded against …
A portrait built from Tomioka Tessai'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.