Taiji
Higashi
A Life Immersed in Zen: The Art of Taiji Higashi (Fūgai Honkō) Taiji Higashi, revered also by his name Fūgai Honkō, emerges as a compelling figure bridging the realms of spiritual practice and artistic expression within 19th-century Japan. Born in 1779 in Aichi Prefecture, his …
A portrait built from Taiji Higashi'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.