minoru
tanabe
The Sea's Chronicler: The Life and Art of Minoru Tanabe Minoru Tanabe, a name synonymous with the romantic allure of sail and the meticulous beauty of maritime painting, occupies a unique position in 20th-century Japanese art. While biographical details remain somewhat elusive – a testament …
A portrait built from minoru tanabe'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.
