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Rosolanc Purple & Turquoise Green +2

Plate 346 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Rosolanc Purple, Turquoise Green, Light Green Yellow, Andover Green.

Rosolanc Purple

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Turquoise Green

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Light Green Yellow

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Andover Green

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About this combination

Combination 346 of 348 in Wada's six-volume 1933 work. A 4-colour grouping of Rosolanc Purple, Turquoise Green, Light Green Yellow, Andover 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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