ogawa haritsu (ritsuō) — Palette Genome

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ogawa
haritsu (ritsuō)

1663 — 1747 · Early Modern

A Life Woven in Lacquer and Verse: The World of Ogawa Haritsu Ogawa Haritsu, also known as Ritsuō, was a figure who embodied the multifaceted spirit of Edo-period Japan. Born in 1663 in what is now Tokyo, his life unfolded during a time of relative …

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The Palette Genome

A portrait built from ogawa haritsu (ritsuō)'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.

← Cool · Shadow Warm · Earth Gold · Light →

Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.

Four-Colour Decomposition

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The Chromatic Knot

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.

Reading the Genome

The signature, in numbers

The Source Works

Where the colour came from

Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.

ogawaharitsu (ritsuō)

A portrait built from ogawa haritsu (ritsuō)'s own colours

Every painting, placed on the hue wheel

The signature, in numbers

Where the colour came from

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haritsu (ritsuō)