Takehisa
Yumeji
The Ethereal Spirit of Taisho Romanticism Born amidst the tranquil and scenic landscapes of the Seto Inland Sea in 1884, Takehisa Yumeji emerged as a profound architect of the Japanese soul during the transformative Taisho period. His life and work were inextricably linked to the …
A portrait built from Takehisa Yumeji's own colours
Every 11 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.