Hongwu
The Legacy of Hongwu Hongwu was a figure of the Qing dynasty, living from 1743 to 1811. The historical record identifies this individual as a person of significance during this era. Within our curated collections, Hongwu is represented by works held in The Palace Museum, …
A portrait built from Hongwu's own colours
Every 22 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.