Showa era · refined · warm

Brown & Pinkish Cinnamon +1

Plate 161 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Brown, Pinkish Cinnamon, Helvetia Blue.

Brown

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Pinkish Cinnamon

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Helvetia Blue

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About this combination

Combination 161 of 348 in Wada's six-volume 1933 work. A 3-colour grouping of Brown, Pinkish Cinnamon, Helvetia Blue, 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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