yao
shou
early life and influences yao shou, a prominent figure in chinese art, was born in 1422 in china. little is known about his early life, but it is evident that he was heavily influenced by the prevalent artistic styles of his time, including the works …
A portrait built from yao shou'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.