Utagawa
Hiroshige, Andō Tokutarō, Ichiyusai, Utashige, Ichiyōsai
A Life Immersed in the Floating World: The Journey of Utagawa Hiroshige Born Andō Tokutarō in 1797, within the bustling heart of Edo (modern Tokyo), Utagawa Hiroshige’s path to becoming Japan's last great ukiyo-e master was not one initially paved with artistic ambition. His lineage …
A portrait built from Utagawa Hiroshige, Andō Tokutarō, Ichiyusai, Utashige, Ichiyōsai's own colours
Every 24 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.
