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Helvetia Blue & Grayish Lavender - A +1

Plate 218 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Helvetia Blue, Grayish Lavender - A, Deep Violet / Plumbeous.

Helvetia Blue

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Grayish Lavender - A

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Deep Violet / Plumbeous

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About this combination

Combination 218 of 348 in Wada's six-volume 1933 work. A 3-colour grouping of Helvetia Blue, Grayish Lavender - A, Deep Violet / Plumbeous, 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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