akira
matsumoto
introduction to akira matsumoto akira matsumoto, also known as leiji matsumoto, was a japanese manga artist and creator of several anime and manga series. he was born on january 25, 1938, in fukui, japan, and passed away on february 13, 2023. matsumoto was famous for …
A portrait built from akira matsumoto's own colours
Every 5 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.
