Showa era · refined · warm

Sulpher Yellow & Golden Yellow +1

Plate 132 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Sulpher Yellow, Golden Yellow, Citrine.

Sulpher Yellow

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Golden Yellow

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Citrine

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About this combination

Combination 132 of 348 in Wada's six-volume 1933 work. A 3-colour grouping of Sulpher Yellow, Golden Yellow, Citrine, 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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