Showa era · refined · warm

Carmine Red & Olive Buff +1

Plate 200 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Carmine Red, Olive Buff, Chromium Green.

Carmine Red

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Olive Buff

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Chromium Green

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About this combination

Combination 200 of 348 in Wada's six-volume 1933 work. A 3-colour grouping of Carmine Red, Olive Buff, Chromium Green, 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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