Guan
Qiaochang Lamqua
The Visionary of the Qing Dynasty: The Life and Legacy of Guan Qiaochang Lamqua In the twilight of the Qing Dynasty, a period often characterized by rigid tradition and cultural isolation, there emerged an artist whose brush dared to bridge the gap between East and …
A portrait built from Guan Qiaochang Lamqua's own colours
Every 27 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.