tenkei
denson
Tenkei Denson: The Silent Witness of Zen Transformation Tenkei Denson (1648 – 1735) stands as a monumental figure in the history of Soto Zen Buddhism, revered for his profound understanding of meditation and his masterful execution of ink drawings that embody the essence of contemplative …
A portrait built from tenkei denson'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.