momokawa
chōki
The Ethereal Grace of Eishōsai Chōki In the vibrant, bustling landscape of the Edo period, few artists captured the quietude of beauty as delicately as Eishōsai Chōki, also known by his name Momokawa Chōki. Active primarily between 1786 and 1808, Chōki emerged during a golden …
A portrait built from momokawa chōki'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.
