jiun
sonja
jiun sonja was a prominent figure in japanese art history, known for her exceptional skills as a painter and her dedication to buddhism. born in kyoto, japan in 1718, she became a nun at the age of 14 and went on to study buddhism, confucianism, …
A portrait built from jiun sonja'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.