wu shixian — Palette Genome

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shixian

1916 · Modern

A Life Woven with Ink and Rain The story of Wu Shixian (1845 – 1916) is one inextricably linked to the twilight years of the Qing Dynasty, a period of profound transformation in China. Born in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, into a family steeped in intellectual …

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The Palette Genome

A portrait built from wu shixian'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

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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.

Reading the Genome

The signature, in numbers

The Source Works

Where the colour came from

Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.

wu
shixian

A portrait built from wu shixian's own colours

Every painting, placed on the hue wheel

The signature, in numbers

Where the colour came from

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A portrait built from wu shixian's own colours

Every painting, placed on the hue wheel

The signature, in numbers

Where the colour came from

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