kōshirō
onchi
kōshirō onchi: The Father of Sōsaku-hanga and the Pioneer of Abstract Printmaking kōshirō onchi (1891–1955) stands as a monumental figure in twentieth-century Japanese art, recognized universally as the progenitor of *sōsaku hanga*, or creative printmaking. More than just an artist; he was a visionary who …
A portrait built from kōshirō onchi's own colours
Every 2 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.
