boyun;
xiangbai
The Delicate Lineage of Boyun Xiangbai In the vibrant tapestry of the Qing Dynasty, few artists captured the ephemeral grace of life with as much precision and poetic sensitivity as Boyun Xiangbai. Born around 1774 in the western reaches of China, his origins were rooted …
A portrait built from boyun; xiangbai'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.