ch'eng
cheng-k'ui
A Brush with Tranquility: The Life and Art of Cheng Zhengkui Cheng Zhengkui, a name resonating with the quietude of misty mountains and the subtle grace of scholar-official life, flourished during the tumultuous transition between the late Ming and early Qing dynasties in China. Born …
A portrait built from ch'eng cheng-k'ui'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.
