Showa era · solemn · warm

Carmine & Dusky Green +1

Plate 225 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Carmine, Dusky Green, Dark Slate Purple.

Carmine

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Dusky Green

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Dark Slate Purple

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About this combination

Combination 225 of 348 in Wada's six-volume 1933 work. A 3-colour grouping of Carmine, Dusky Green, Dark Slate Purple, 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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