Kikuchi
Yōsai
A Life Dedicated to History: The World of Kikuchi Yōsai Kikuchi Yōsai, born Kawahara Takeyasu on November 28th, 1788, in Edo (modern-day Tokyo), was a Japanese painter who carved a unique niche for himself through his compelling monochrome portraits of historical figures. His life spanned …
A portrait built from Kikuchi Yōsai's own colours
Every 2 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.