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Zhou Wenjing: Bridging Tradition and Innovation in Ming Landscape Painting Zhou Wenjing (周文靖), whose birthdate remains elusive, stands as a pivotal figure within the artistic landscape of the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644). Active until sometime after 1463, he embodies the spirit of his era—a synthesis of …
A portrait built from zhou wenjing'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.