john
wenti chang
A Legacy Carved in Jade: The Life and Art of John Wenti Chang Born in the ancient city of Suzhou, China, in 1886, John Wenti Chang embarked on a life deeply intertwined with the artistry and tradition of jade carving. His early years were steeped …
A portrait built from john wenti chang'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.