tani
bunchō
Tani Bunchō (1763–1841): Bridging East and West in Edo Landscape Painting Tani Bunchō (谷 文晁; October 15, 1763 – January 6, 1841) stands as a singular figure in Japanese art history—a literati painter who defied convention by embracing an astonishingly diverse stylistic repertoire. Born into …
A portrait built from tani bunchō'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.
