Showa era · refined · warm · bold

Cinnamon Buff & Citron Yellow +2

Plate 323 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Cinnamon Buff, Citron Yellow, Madder Brown, Black.

Cinnamon Buff

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Citron Yellow

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Madder Brown

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Black

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About this combination

Combination 323 of 348 in Wada's six-volume 1933 work. A 4-colour grouping of Cinnamon Buff, Citron Yellow, Madder Brown, 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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