Showa era · refined · warm

Khaki & Deep Lyons Blue +1

Plate 236 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Khaki, Deep Lyons Blue, Purple Drab.

Khaki

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Deep Lyons Blue

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Purple Drab

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About this combination

Combination 236 of 348 in Wada's six-volume 1933 work. A 3-colour grouping of Khaki, Deep Lyons Blue, Purple Drab, 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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