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Yi Lantai: A Pioneer of Qing Dynasty Copperplate Printing Yi Lantai (Yilantai), born around 1749, was a Manchu court artist who stands as a testament to the transformative influence of Western artistic techniques on Chinese art during the Qianlong reign (1735-1796). His formative years were …
A portrait built from yi lantai'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.
