kita
genki
Kita Genki: A Nagasaki Portraitist Bridging East and West Kita Genki (born Nagasaki, Japan) stands as a fascinating figure in 18th-century Japanese art history—a testament to the dynamic cultural exchange that characterized Nagasaki’s role as Japan's primary port for interaction with Western traders during the …
A portrait built from kita genki'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.
