utagawa
unchō
early life and training utagawa unchō, a japanese ukiyo-e artist, was born in 1770 and passed away in 1819. he was a pupil of the renowned toyokuni i, a leading figure in the utagawa school. unchō's artistic expertise lay in actor prints, which were highly …
A portrait built from utagawa unchō'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.
