About this combination
Seiji is the blue-green glaze of Longquan and Arita celadons — a color prized across East Asia for a thousand years. Kinari is the natural color of undyed hemp and silk. Together they compose the simplest, quietest tea-ceremony still life.
Where it works
- Ceramics and craft e-commerce
- Spa and wellness branding
- Quiet editorial layouts
Historical context
This combination from Wada's catalog anchors Seiji, Kinari and Matsuba in the green family — a 3-colour grouping with a serene, earthy, refined character, recorded in the Muromachi-era volumes of Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations, where these shikisai names have sat in the public domain for generations. Its strongest pairing — Kinari on Matsuba — reaches a contrast ratio of 3.76:1, usable for large text but not body copy, so it reads best in decorative blocks rather than text pairings.