bundo
tenno
bundo tenno was a japanese artist born in tokyo, japan in 1896. he is renowned for his exquisite work in lacquerware, creating intricate and detailed designs using techniques such as takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, and hirame. one of his notable works is a round lacquer box with …
A portrait built from bundo tenno'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.
