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Utagawa
Kunisada

1786 — 1865 · 19th Century

Utagawa Kunisada: The Maestro of Edo’s Artistic Zenith Utagawa Kunisada (1786 – 1865), born Sumida Shōgorō IX in Honjo, Japan, stands as arguably the most celebrated ukiyo-e artist of the 19th century. His prolific output and unparalleled commercial success cemented his position as a titan …

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Utagawa Kunisada
The Palette Genome

A portrait built from Utagawa Kunisada's own colours

Every 11 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