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motonobu

1476 — 1559 · Renaissance

Kanō Motonobu: Architect of a Japanese Aesthetic The world of Japanese art owes an immense debt to Kanō Motonobu (1476-1559), a figure whose influence reverberates through centuries of painting. More than simply a painter, Motonobu was the architect of the Kanō School, a dynasty that …

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The Palette Genome

A portrait built from kano motonobu's own colours

Every 6 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
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.

0° Red 90° Yellow 180° Cyan 270° Blue saturation →
Reading the Genome

The signature, in numbers