Kitagawa
Sōsetsu
The Delicate Legacy of Kitagawa Sōsetsu In the vibrant tapestry of Japan’s Edo period, few artistic lineages possess the enduring elegance of the Rinpa school, and within this movement, the brief but luminous career of Kitagawa Sōsetsu stands as a testament to the beauty of …
A portrait built from Kitagawa Sōsetsu'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.
