adachi
ginko
Adachi Ginkō: A Pioneer of Pictorial Narrative in Ukiyo-e Adachi Ginkō (安達 吟光, born 1853; active c. 1870 – 1908) stands as a prominent figure within the Ukiyo-e tradition—Japanese woodblock printing—representing a pivotal moment in artistic expression during the late Meiji era. Born into a …
A portrait built from adachi ginko's own colours
Every 8 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.
