noguma
agano
The Silent Master of Yatsushiro Ware In the quiet annals of Japanese ceramic history, few names evoke as much reverence and mystery as Noguma Agano. Born in 1795 in the historic region of Yatsushiro, Hyogo Prefecture, Agano lived through one of the most transformative eras …
A portrait built from noguma agano'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.
