Santō
Kyōden
The Master of the Floating World: The Life and Legacy of Santō Kyōden In the vibrant, bustling streets of Edo-period Japan, few names commanded as much fascination and notoriety as Santō Kyōden. A true polymath of the late eighteenth century, Kyōden was not merely an …
A portrait built from Santō Kyōden'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.