Kano
Shōun
The Poet Painter of Edo Japan In the vibrant, shifting landscape of the Edo period, few artists managed to bridge the gap between the rigid traditions of the classical Kano school and the burgeoning, emotive spirit of Ukiyo-e as masterfully as Kano Shōun. Born in …
A portrait built from Kano Shōun's own colours
Every 18 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.
