rai
san’yō
early life and education rai san’yō, a prominent japanese artist, was born on january 21, 1780, in aki province. he hailed from a samurai family of the hiroshima domain. rai san’yō's early education involved studying humanities with his uncles, who were notable neo-confucian scholars. later, …
A portrait built from rai san’yō's own colours
Every 5 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.
