Bokusai
The Enigmatic World of Bokusai Bokusai, a name whispered among collectors and art enthusiasts, represents a fascinating anomaly in the landscape of contemporary Japanese painting. Unlike many artists whose lives are meticulously documented, Bokusai remains shrouded in mystery, an intentional veil cultivated by the artist …
A portrait built from Bokusai'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.