nonomura
ninsei
Nonomura Ninsei (1600 - 1670): The Soul of Kyō Ware Nonomura Ninsei (野々村仁清), born around 1600 in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, remains an enigmatic figure within the annals of Japanese ceramics. Despite limited biographical details—primarily gleaned from records pertaining to his patronage by Prince Yoshitada of …
A portrait built from nonomura ninsei'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.
