We can see various motifs of sakura in many things. Cherry blossom motif * When two words are united in one word, the pronunciation of the i…Continue reading Sakura (Japanese Cherry)
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Cho (Butterfly)
Motif of butterfly has been used on various things. MayumiHi! I’m an enthusiastic Kimono consultant, the manager of Project Japan. Bey…Continue reading Cho (Butterfly)
Yukiwa (Snow Wreath)
The shape of the snow crystal is usually a concentric and hexagonal. The “Snow Wreath” is a stylized motif of the snow crystal, …Continue reading Yukiwa (Snow Wreath)
Japanese Traditional Colors – Achromatic color
ACROMATIC COLOR(Black, White and Gray) The range of achromatic color is very wide. Many grayish colors were expressed as the colors of Japan…Continue reading Japanese Traditional Colors – Achromatic color
Japanese Traditional Colors – Purple
PURPLE We can say that purple is the most noble color. (“Kodai-murasaki” is the most typical.)Since ancient times, purple has be…Continue reading Japanese Traditional Colors – Purple
Japanese Traditional Colors – Blue
BLUE Since ancient times, blue has been liked by the common people while purple has been a noble color.Especially, “ai-iro” line is one of t…Continue reading Japanese Traditional Colors – Blue
Japanese Traditional Colors – Green
GREEN Most of the greenish colors were generated by vegetation, and their names were also derived from vegetation as well as birds. *An exam…Continue reading Japanese Traditional Colors – Green
Types of KIMONO
Index Contents Dyeing Piece-dye / Yarn-dye Tailoring Awase / Hitoe / Usumono & Seika Time, Place and Ocasion Furisode / Tomesode (Black)…Continue reading Types of KIMONO
Japanese Traditional Colors – Yellow
YELLOW In the ancient times, yellowish colors were generated by cape jasmine or chinese corktree. It is not clear why yellow is called “Ki(-…Continue reading Japanese Traditional Colors – Yellow
Japanese Traditional Colors – Brown & Orange
BROWN & ORANGE “Daidai” means a bitter orange.“Cha” of “Chairo” means Japanese green tea, and brownish colors were generated by decocted…Continue reading Japanese Traditional Colors – Brown & Orange
Japanese Traditional Colors – Red
RED In the ancient times, reddish colors were generated by Akane (Rubia akane) or Benibana (Safflower).Purple is known as the noble color an…Continue reading Japanese Traditional Colors – Red
Japanese Traditional Colors – Overview
About Japanese Traditional Colors Here is introduced the fascination of the Japanese traditional colors. You must feel the rich terms of the…Continue reading Japanese Traditional Colors – Overview