yasuda
hanpo
Yasuda Hanpo: A Master of Tranquil Landscapes Yasuda Hanpo (安田半圃), born in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, in 1889, stands as a pivotal figure within the Nanga art movement—a tradition blending Chinese literati painting with Japanese landscape aesthetics. His artistic journey unfolded during the Meiji and Taishō …
A portrait built from yasuda hanpo'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.
