Spring Japanese Gansai Watercolor Set
One of the possible byproducts of the situation we find ourselves in is a renewed heightened awareness of nature. The song of birds, the silence of the sky, the passing of the seasons have filled the emptiness of time with a welcome rekindling of earth's motherhood and all the meaning that entails, thanks Nature!
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Color Breakdown:
56 -Ā Rai-GunshoĀ - Indigo ultramarineĀ
127 -Ā AokusaĀ - Grass greenĀ
49 -Ā Shiro-MidoriĀ - White greenĀ
155 -Ā JoushuĀ - Upper vermillionĀ
211 -Ā Aketsuchi -Ā Earthy crimsonĀ
41 -Ā Botan -Ā Peony
40 -Ā Natane-iroĀ - RapeseedĀ
57 -Ā KouhakuĀ - Yellow-white
73 -Ā Rumi OperaĀ - Luminous opera pinkĀ
206 -Ā MidoriĀ - GreenĀ
47 -Ā HatobaĀ - Usually translated to mean blue-black in the context of colour, but literally translating to āpigeon wingā, this bold pink references the lighter parts of pigeon feathers.Ā
202 -Ā Nadeshiko-iroĀ - This pink is named after the family of flowers we call āpinksā rather than the colour itself: Dianthus.Ā
65 -Ā Paaru AkaĀ - Pearlescent redĀ
201 -Ā Akebono-iroĀ - This light pink literally translates to ādaybreak colourā: Picture the lightest and subtlest shades in the clouds at dawn.Ā
10 -Ā TaishaĀ - Taishan Red; this could also be translated as āold Chinese mountain redā
20 -Ā Ā WakabaĀ - Fresh leavesĀ
214 -Ā Hiwa-iroĀ - From the JapaneseĀ mahiwaĀ which is the name for the eurasian siskin - a small bird in the finch family which has striking yellow-green feathers.
67 -Ā Paaru KimodoriĀ - Pearlescent pea green
1 -Ā EnjiĀ - Shortened fromĀ enjimushiĀ which is the Japanese name for the insect from which the deep red dye carmine is derived. A synthetic alternative is used today.Ā
Included is a blank letterpress swatch card featuring each individual colour name to be painted in for colour referencing. This can come in handy as appearances can be deceiving and each colour is only revealed once wet and set to paper!
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One of the possible byproducts of the situation we find ourselves in is a renewed heightened awareness of nature. The song of birds, the silence of the sky, the passing of the seasons have filled the emptiness of time with a welcome rekindling of earth's motherhood and all the meaning that entails, thanks Nature!
Details
Ā
Color Breakdown:
56 -Ā Rai-GunshoĀ - Indigo ultramarineĀ
127 -Ā AokusaĀ - Grass greenĀ
49 -Ā Shiro-MidoriĀ - White greenĀ
155 -Ā JoushuĀ - Upper vermillionĀ
211 -Ā Aketsuchi -Ā Earthy crimsonĀ
41 -Ā Botan -Ā Peony
40 -Ā Natane-iroĀ - RapeseedĀ
57 -Ā KouhakuĀ - Yellow-white
73 -Ā Rumi OperaĀ - Luminous opera pinkĀ
206 -Ā MidoriĀ - GreenĀ
47 -Ā HatobaĀ - Usually translated to mean blue-black in the context of colour, but literally translating to āpigeon wingā, this bold pink references the lighter parts of pigeon feathers.Ā
202 -Ā Nadeshiko-iroĀ - This pink is named after the family of flowers we call āpinksā rather than the colour itself: Dianthus.Ā
65 -Ā Paaru AkaĀ - Pearlescent redĀ
201 -Ā Akebono-iroĀ - This light pink literally translates to ādaybreak colourā: Picture the lightest and subtlest shades in the clouds at dawn.Ā
10 -Ā TaishaĀ - Taishan Red; this could also be translated as āold Chinese mountain redā
20 -Ā Ā WakabaĀ - Fresh leavesĀ
214 -Ā Hiwa-iroĀ - From the JapaneseĀ mahiwaĀ which is the name for the eurasian siskin - a small bird in the finch family which has striking yellow-green feathers.
67 -Ā Paaru KimodoriĀ - Pearlescent pea green
1 -Ā EnjiĀ - Shortened fromĀ enjimushiĀ which is the Japanese name for the insect from which the deep red dye carmine is derived. A synthetic alternative is used today.Ā
Included is a blank letterpress swatch card featuring each individual colour name to be painted in for colour referencing. This can come in handy as appearances can be deceiving and each colour is only revealed once wet and set to paper!
