Showa era · refined · warm

Scarlet & Dull Viridian Green +1

Plate 136 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Scarlet, Dull Viridian Green, Red Violet.

Scarlet

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Dull Viridian Green

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Red Violet

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About this combination

Combination 136 of 348 in Wada's six-volume 1933 work. A 3-colour grouping of Scarlet, Dull Viridian Green, Red Violet, as documented in the original plates.

Historical context

This palette is inspired by the tradition of Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations, which cataloged combinations drawn from centuries of Japanese cultural life. The specific colors here use traditional shikisai names that have been in the public domain for generations.

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