yorosu
tetsugorō
early life and artistic pursuits yorosu tetsugorō, a trailblazer in japanese art, was born in morioka, japan in 1885. his life's work would later be characterized by an audacious introduction of avant-garde trends, particularly cubism, into the realm of japanese yōga (western-style) painting during the …
A portrait built from yorosu tetsugorō's own colours
Every 4 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.
