funakake
soshiro
A Quiet Master of Lacquer Tradition Soshiro Funakake stands as a testament to the enduring legacy of Japanese lacquer artistry—a tradition rooted in centuries of meticulous craftsmanship and imbued with profound symbolic meaning. While biographical details remain scarce, his contribution to the realm of zogan, …
A portrait built from funakake soshiro'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.
