Showa era · refined · warm · bold

Indian Lake & Vinaceous Cinnamon +2

Plate 299 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Indian Lake, Vinaceous Cinnamon, Oil Green, Antwarp Blue.

Indian Lake

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Vinaceous Cinnamon

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Oil Green

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Antwarp Blue

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About this combination

Combination 299 of 348 in Wada's six-volume 1933 work. A 4-colour grouping of Indian Lake, Vinaceous Cinnamon, Oil Green, Antwarp 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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