yamamoto
kanae
early life and training (1882-1907) kanae yamamoto, a renowned japanese artist, was born on october 24, 1882. he descended from the irie clan of hatamoto, samurai in the direct service of the tokugawa shogunate of feudal japan in edo (modern tokyo). kanae's early life was …
A portrait built from yamamoto kanae's own colours
Every 2 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.