Showa era · refined · warm · bold

Vistoris Lake & Pale Lemon Yellow +2

Plate 290 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Vistoris Lake, Pale Lemon Yellow, Lincoln Green, Cobalt Green.

Vistoris Lake

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Pale Lemon Yellow

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Lincoln Green

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Cobalt Green

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About this combination

Combination 290 of 348 in Wada's six-volume 1933 work. A 4-colour grouping of Vistoris Lake, Pale Lemon Yellow, Lincoln Green, Cobalt 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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