Showa era · refined · warm · bold

Vinaceous Cinnamon & Orange +2

Plate 256 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Vinaceous Cinnamon, Orange, Dull Viridian Green, Black.

Vinaceous Cinnamon

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Orange

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Dull Viridian Green

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Black

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About this combination

Combination 256 of 348 in Wada's six-volume 1933 work. A 4-colour grouping of Vinaceous Cinnamon, Orange, Dull Viridian Green, Black, 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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