Showa era · refined · warm · bold

Vistoris Lake & Laelia Pink +2

Plate 337 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Vistoris Lake, Laelia Pink, Violet Carmine, Black.

Vistoris Lake

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Laelia Pink

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Violet Carmine

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Black

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About this combination

Combination 337 of 348 in Wada's six-volume 1933 work. A 4-colour grouping of Vistoris Lake, Laelia Pink, Violet Carmine, Black, 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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