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Tamaya Shunki: A Master of Traditional Japanese Painting Tamaya Shunki, also known as Shunki Tamaya, was a pivotal figure in the late 19th and early 20th century Japanese art world. Born in Gifu Prefecture in 1880 and passing away in 1948, his life’s work embodies …
A portrait built from tamaya shunki's own colours
Every 2 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.
