Katsukawa
Shunshō
Katsukawa Shunshō: The Pioneer of Kabuki Portraiture Katsukawa Shunshō (勝川 春章; 1726 – 19 January 1793) stands as a monumental figure in Japanese art history, recognized primarily for his transformative contribution to the ukiyo-e genre and specifically for establishing the Katsukawa school. Born into a …
A portrait built from Katsukawa Shunshō's own colours
Every 12 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.