tamba
ware
Tamba Ware: A Legacy of Rustic Beauty Tamba ware stands apart as one of Japan’s six ancient kilns, a testament to centuries of tradition rooted in the foothills of Kyoto Prefecture. Its story begins long before modern ceramics, stretching back to the Heian era (794–1185) …
A portrait built from tamba ware'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.
