sakaki
hyakusen
Sakaki Hyakusen (彭城百川): A Master of Tranquil Landscapes Sakaki Hyakusen, born Shin'en in Nagoya in 1697, was a pivotal figure in Edo-period Japanese landscape painting—a movement characterized by profound spiritual contemplation and meticulous observation of the natural world. Though biographical details remain scarce, his enduring …
A portrait built from sakaki hyakusen's own colours
Every 5 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.
