uemura
tsune
early life and training uemura shōen, known by her real name uemura tsune, was a pioneering artist in meiji, taishō, and early shōwa period japanese painting. born on april 23, 1875, in shimogyō-ku, kyoto, she grew up in an all-female household after her father's passing. …
A portrait built from uemura tsune's own colours
Every 22 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.
