watanabe
morikichi
Watanabe Morikichi: A Master of Meiji Beauty Watanabe Morikichi, also known as Miyagawa Shuntei, was a pivotal figure in late 19th and early 20th century Japanese art, particularly renowned for his exquisite woodblock prints depicting women and children. Born in Aichi Prefecture in 1873, his …
A portrait built from watanabe morikichi'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.
