Tangdai
The Qing Dynasty Court Presence Tangdai remains a figure of specific interest for those studying the technical rigor of the Qing dynasty court painting tradition. While his exact lifespan is a subject of scholarly debate, with records suggesting a period between 1673 and 1752, his …
A portrait built from Tangdai's own colours
Every 7 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.