miyagawa
kōzan i
Miyagawa Kōzan I: A Master of Meiji Porcelain Miyagawa Kōzan I (宮川香山), born in Kyoto in 1842, stands as one of Japan’s most celebrated ceramic artists of the Meiji Era (1868–1912). Initially known as Miyagawa Toranosuke, his artistic journey began within a lineage steeped in …
A portrait built from miyagawa kōzan i'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.