okada
beisanjin
A Life Rooted in Rice: The World of Okada Beisanjin Okada Beisanjin, a name that translates evocatively as “Mountain of Rice,” was born in Hyogo, Japan, in 1744 and passed away in 1820. His life story is one of intriguing duality – beginning not as …
A portrait built from okada beisanjin'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.
