Showa era · refined · warm

Cinnamon Buff & Light Mauve +1

Plate 180 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Cinnamon Buff, Light Mauve, Neutral Gray.

Cinnamon Buff

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Light Mauve

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Neutral Gray

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About this combination

Combination 180 of 348 in Wada's six-volume 1933 work. A 3-colour grouping of Cinnamon Buff, Light Mauve, Neutral Gray, 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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