tosa
mitsunori
The Legacy of the Tosa Lineage: The Life and Art of Tosa Mitsunori In the vibrant transition between the Azuchi–Momoyama period and the dawn of the Edo era, few figures embodied the preservation of Japanese classical aesthetics as profoundly as Tosa Mitsunori. Born in 1583 …
A portrait built from tosa mitsunori'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.