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qian
daxin

1728 — 1804 · Early Modern

Qian Daxin (1728 - 1804): The Quiet Architect of Qing Dynasty Scholarship Qian Daxin, born February 16, 1728, in Waigang, Jiading, Jiangsu Province—now Shanghai—was a figure whose influence resonated far beyond the confines of his lifetime. He wasn’t a warrior or a flamboyant statesman; rather, …

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qian daxin
The Palette Genome

A portrait built from qian daxin'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