nanyuan
xingpai
biography of nanyuan xingpai (1631-1692) nanyuan xingpai, also known as nangen shōha, was a chinese buddhist monk who emigrated to japan. born in china in 1631, he died in japan in 1692. he was a prominent figure in the ōbaku sect of zen buddhism, which …
A portrait built from nanyuan xingpai'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.