Beautiful Traditional Colors of Japan: A beautiful dictionary of colors with captivating visuals
208 pages.
A visual color encyclopedia presenting more than 270 traditional Japanese colors arranged in order of the four seasons.
The beauty of Japan is deeply rooted in the natural colors of the changing seasons. This book contains more than 270 of the most representative traditional Japanese colors, from spring to summer, autumn and winter, along with color charts, CMYK/RGB data, and explanations of color names in both Japanese and English. Photographs of ukiyo-e, plants, annual events, and festivals, as well as beautiful visuals of arts and crafts, showcase these distinctive colors as they appear in their visual and cultural contexts throughout each season of the year. We hope this book will help readers enjoy and understand more deeply about these beautiful traditional colors.
JP-The main explanation of each color is written just in Japanese but color names mentioned in the index and CMYK/RGB codes are written in English.
-CMYK/RGB codes and photographs of Japanese traditional art crafts make this book attractive not only for Japanese art lovers but also for designers and illustrators who are looking for new ideas for creation.
208 pages.
A visual color encyclopedia presenting more than 270 traditional Japanese colors arranged in order of the four seasons.
The beauty of Japan is deeply rooted in the natural colors of the changing seasons. This book contains more than 270 of the most representative traditional Japanese colors, from spring to summer, autumn and winter, along with color charts, CMYK/RGB data, and explanations of color names in both Japanese and English. Photographs of ukiyo-e, plants, annual events, and festivals, as well as beautiful visuals of arts and crafts, showcase these distinctive colors as they appear in their visual and cultural contexts throughout each season of the year. We hope this book will help readers enjoy and understand more deeply about these beautiful traditional colors.
JP-The main explanation of each color is written just in Japanese but color names mentioned in the index and CMYK/RGB codes are written in English.
-CMYK/RGB codes and photographs of Japanese traditional art crafts make this book attractive not only for Japanese art lovers but also for designers and illustrators who are looking for new ideas for creation.
208 pages.
A visual color encyclopedia presenting more than 270 traditional Japanese colors arranged in order of the four seasons.
The beauty of Japan is deeply rooted in the natural colors of the changing seasons. This book contains more than 270 of the most representative traditional Japanese colors, from spring to summer, autumn and winter, along with color charts, CMYK/RGB data, and explanations of color names in both Japanese and English. Photographs of ukiyo-e, plants, annual events, and festivals, as well as beautiful visuals of arts and crafts, showcase these distinctive colors as they appear in their visual and cultural contexts throughout each season of the year. We hope this book will help readers enjoy and understand more deeply about these beautiful traditional colors.
JP-The main explanation of each color is written just in Japanese but color names mentioned in the index and CMYK/RGB codes are written in English.
-CMYK/RGB codes and photographs of Japanese traditional art crafts make this book attractive not only for Japanese art lovers but also for designers and illustrators who are looking for new ideas for creation.
