chobunsai
eisi
A Life Bridging Tradition and the Floating World Chōbunsai Eishi, born Hosoda Tokitomi in 1756 in Edo (modern-day Tokyo), occupied a fascinating position within the world of eighteenth-century Japanese art. Unlike many ukiyo-e masters who rose from more humble origins, Eishi was born into a …
A portrait built from chobunsai eisi'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.
