Lu
Yanshao
Lu Yanshao (1909 – 1993): A Pioneer of Shanshui Painting Lu Yanshao (陸儼少; 1909 – 1993) stands as a significant figure in twentieth-century Chinese art, particularly renowned for his distinctive approach to Shanshui landscape painting—mountain scenery imbued with Daoist philosophy and spiritual contemplation. Born in …
A portrait built from Lu Yanshao'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.
