nakao
shinnō
Nakao Shinnō (1397–1471): The Architect of Aesthetic Taste and Landscape Harmony Nakao Shinnō (能阿弥, 1397–1471) stands as a towering figure in Japanese art history—a true embodiment of the ‘dobōshū’ ideal: artist, connoisseur, and scholar serving the Ashikaga shogunate. Born in Kyoto during the tumultuous Muromachi …
A portrait built from nakao shinnō'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.
