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The Masters · Chromatic Profile

kikuchi
takeyasu

1788 — 1878 · 19th Century

Kikuchi Takeyasu: The Master of Monochrome Portraits Kikuchi Takeyasu (菊池 容斎, november 28, 1788 – june 16, 1878), also known as kikuchi yōsai and kawahara ryōhei, stands as a towering figure in Japanese art history—specifically recognized for his unparalleled skill in monochrome portraiture of historical …

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The Palette Genome

A portrait built from kikuchi takeyasu'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.

← Cool · Shadow Warm · Earth Gold · Light →

Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.

Four-Colour Decomposition
The Chromatic Knot

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.

0° Red 90° Yellow 180° Cyan 270° Blue saturation →
Reading the Genome

The signature, in numbers