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The Masters · Chromatic Profile

toyota
hokkei

1780 — 1850 · 19th Century

A Quiet Master of Ukiyo-e: The Life and Art of Toyota Hokkei Born in Edo (modern Tokyo) in 1780, Toyota Hokkei emerged as a significant, though often understated, figure within the vibrant world of *ukiyo-e*, the “pictures of the floating world.” Unlike some of his …

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The Palette Genome

A portrait built from toyota hokkei's own colours

Every 23 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