ryūshū
shūtaku
Ryūshū Shūtaku (Myōtaku): The Silent Master of Fudō Myōō Ryūshū Shūtaku (1307-1388), also known as Myōtaku, stands as a towering figure in Japanese Buddhist art and scholarship—a testament to the harmonious blend of contemplative practice and artistic creation that characterized the Nanbokuchō period (1336–92). Born …
A portrait built from ryūshū shūtaku's own colours
Every 4 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.
