Yasushi
Sugiyama
Yasushi Sugiyama: A Master of Tranquil Japanese Painting Born in Asakusa, Tokyo, on October 20, 1909, Yasushi Sugiyama (杉山 寧, Sugiyama Yasushi) was a pivotal figure in the development of Nihonga – traditional Japanese watercolour painting – during the Shōwa and Heisei eras. His life’s …
A portrait built from Yasushi Sugiyama'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.
