emperor
reigen
A Poet Among Emperors: The Artistic Soul of Emperor Reigen In the grand, sweeping tapestry of Japanese imperial history, few figures emerge with a spirit as profoundly intertwined with aesthetic refinement as Emperor Reigen. Born in 1654 as Satohito, he ascended to the Chrysanthemum Throne …
A portrait built from emperor reigen'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.
