Showa era · refined · warm

Spinel Red & Ivory Buff +1

Plate 184 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Spinel Red, Ivory Buff, Light Grayish Olive.

Spinel Red

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Ivory Buff

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Light Grayish Olive

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About this combination

Combination 184 of 348 in Wada's six-volume 1933 work. A 3-colour grouping of Spinel Red, Ivory Buff, Light Grayish Olive, 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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