chou
wen-chu
Chou Wen-chu: Echoes of the Tang in Monochrome The world of classical Chinese painting often feels like a vast, shimmering ocean, filled with legendary figures and elusive works. Among those whose names remain somewhat veiled in mystery is Chou Wen-chu – also known as Zhou …
A portrait built from chou wen-chu'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.
