gikō
tettō
Gikō Tettō (1295 – 1369): A Brushstroke of Zen Gikō Tettō, also known as Tetto Giko, emerged from the heart of Japan in 1295, born into a lineage steeped in artistic tradition within the coastal town of Hara. His life coincided with a pivotal period …
A portrait built from gikō tettō'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.
