Showa era · refined · warm · bold

Ochre Red & Pale Burnt Lake +2

Plate 283 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Ochre Red, Pale Burnt Lake, Chromium Green, Venice Green.

Ochre Red

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Pale Burnt Lake

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Chromium Green

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Venice Green

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About this combination

Combination 283 of 348 in Wada's six-volume 1933 work. A 4-colour grouping of Ochre Red, Pale Burnt Lake, Chromium Green, Venice 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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