princess
nukatabe
A Pioneering Empress: The Life and Legacy of Princess Nukatabe (Suiko) Born in 554, amidst the political currents of the Yamato period, Princess Nukatabe would ascend to become Suiko, Japan’s first officially recognized empress regnant. Her life unfolded during a time of profound transition, as …
A portrait built from princess nukatabe'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.