Heyi
Historical Context Heyi was a painter and a politician of the Qing dynasty. The artist's historical legacy is preserved through works held within The Palace Museum, Beijing. Catalogued Works The current catalog contains six approved works by this artist. These pieces are associated with the …
A portrait built from Heyi's own colours
Every 6 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.