ishiyama
moroka
Ishiyama Moroka: Weaver of Dreams in Silk and Ink The Edo period, a time of relative peace and burgeoning artistic innovation in Japan, produced a remarkable array of talents. Among these, Ishiyama Moroka (1669-1734) stands as a particularly evocative figure – a courtier, poet, and …
A portrait built from ishiyama moroka'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.
