ryūkichi kitahara — Palette Genome

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ryūkichi
kitahara

1885 — 1942 · Modern

Ryūkichi Kitahara: Bridging Tradition and Expressionism in Japanese Poetry Ryūkichi Kitahara (北原白秋), born Yanagawa, Japan in 1885, stands as one of the most celebrated figures in modern Japanese poetry. Revered for his masterful blend of traditional Japanese aesthetics with innovative expressionist techniques, Kitahara’s work …

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The Palette Genome

A portrait built from ryūkichi kitahara's own colours

Every 1 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.

ryūkichikitahara

A portrait built from ryūkichi kitahara's own colours

Every painting, placed on the hue wheel

The signature, in numbers

Where the colour came from

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