ogata
shūhei
Ogata Shūhei: Master of Kyoto’s Polychrome Ceramics Ogata Shūhei (1788-1839), born in Kyoto, Japan, stands as a pivotal figure in the history of Japanese ceramics, particularly renowned for his mastery of *Kyoto ware*. His career spanned nearly five decades, during which he elevated the art …
A portrait built from ogata shūhei'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.
