Tsukioka
Yoshitoshi
A Life Etched in Ink and Wood: The World of Tsukioka Yoshitoshi Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, born Owariya Yonejiro in 1839 amidst the bustling streets of Edo (modern Tokyo), stands as a monumental figure in the history of Japanese art. He is widely celebrated as the last …
A portrait built from Tsukioka Yoshitoshi's own colours
Every 100 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.
