Xie
Bin
The Quiet Presence of Xie Bin The history of Chinese painting is often told through the loud, expressive gestures of the literati, yet the subtle contributions of figures like Xie Bin provide a necessary counterpoint to the grand narratives. Born in 1602, Xie Bin lived …
A portrait built from Xie Bin's own colours
Every 4 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.