Hua
Yan
Hua Yan (1682 – 1756): A Master of Tranquility and Symbolism in Classical Chinese Landscape Painting Hua Yan, born in Jiangsu Province during the Qing Dynasty’s Kangxi Reign (1661–1722), stands as a prominent figure within the canon of classical Chinese landscape painting. Though biographical details …
A portrait built from Hua Yan's own colours
Every 2 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.
