emperor
reigen
Emperor Reigen (1654-1732): A Poet Among Emperors Emperor Reigen, posthumously honored as Satohito, stands apart from the annals of Japanese imperial history—not merely for his reign’s duration but for its profound cultural impact. Born in 1654 amidst the waning days of the Edo period, he …
A portrait built from emperor reigen'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.
