Showa era · refined · warm

Corinthian Pink & Golden Yellow +1

Plate 206 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Corinthian Pink, Golden Yellow, Cinnamon Rufous.

Corinthian Pink

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Golden Yellow

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Cinnamon Rufous

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About this combination

Combination 206 of 348 in Wada's six-volume 1933 work. A 3-colour grouping of Corinthian Pink, Golden Yellow, Cinnamon Rufous, 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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