kaii
higashiyama
Kaii Higashiyama: A Master of Japanese Landscape and Contemplative Art Kaii Higashiyama (1908-1999) stands as one of the most beloved and enduring figures in post-war Japanese art. Born Shinkichi in Yokohama, his journey to becoming Kaii Higashiyama – a name he adopted at age three …
A portrait built from kaii higashiyama'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.
