kano
tan'yū
Early Life and Lineage Kanō Tan’yū, born in Kyoto in 1602, emerged from a lineage steeped in the traditions of the Kanō school—the most influential force in Japanese painting for centuries. His father, Kano Takanobu, was a prominent artist within this established system, and Tan’yū …
A portrait built from kano tan'yū's own colours
Every 13 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.
