[Explanation of a color]

The Fukagawanezumi, is a pale blue-green Mino gray. Thin-dyed indigo became greenish blue, will be referred to as “Asagi-iro,” but, still subdued color the shade of this Asagi is Fukagawanezumi. Edo era in the late prevalent color, color name and dashing wakashū of Edo “Fukagawa”, hate the ornate, and from the fact that geisha crowd that favored the astringency was favorite.

In addition, “Ohtananbo” is of Gokenin in ‘kyoka’ poet to represent the Edo Tenmei period, and wrote that “Minatonezu. 此 this time epidemic to” Fukagawanezumi “the clouds Fu” in the “Tekagamimoyousetsuyou”, “Minatonezu” is It is the same color.

By the way, it is the color of the Fukagawanezumi derived from a place name, Minatonezu was also color names named after the place name derived from “Minatomura” of Osaka.

After meireki niece gravel of conflagration (one thousand six hundred fifty-seven), the Edo of Shenzhen was born folksy hedonistic city with a focus on Tomioka Hachiman. There is Kiba, human foot our timber merchant from many land pattern, spirit and Kyoki chivalrous spirit is active the sale of Tatsumi geisha Tatsumi Geisha, has been that it was a certain sense, the center of Edo culture. Was favored in the most stylish Shenzhen neighborhood in such Edo is this Fukagawanezumi, I went prevalent also between the soon Edo people.

Edo people who flashy colors is prohibited often by the luxury ban of the Shogunate, was duty prevalent the “brown” or “gray” as the “trendy colors”. It is the so-called “Shijuhacha-Hyakunezu”.

By the way, the color of the Fukagawanezumi is the color derived from the names of places, but it comes from Minatonezu also in Minato village of Osaka is a matter of fact the original name.

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