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kōgon

1313 — 1364 · Late Medieval

Emperor Kōgon: A Pioneer of Buddhist Art in Northern Japan Emperor Kōgon (光厳天皇, kōgon-tennō, august 1, 1313 – august 5, 1364) stands as a pivotal figure in Japanese art history, particularly during the tumultuous period known as the Northern and Southern Courts. Though his reign …

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emperor kōgon
The Palette Genome

A portrait built from emperor kōgon'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.

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

Four-Colour Decomposition
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.

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Reading the Genome

The signature, in numbers