kyokai
tōryū
Kyokai Tōryū (Kaiten Ekō): A Silent Witness to Edo Japan Kyokai Tōryū, also known as Kaiten Ekō, stands as a singular figure in the annals of Edo-period Japanese art—a testament to monastic devotion interwoven with artistic mastery. Born in Echigo Prefecture around 1779, he ascended …
A portrait built from kyokai tōryū'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.
