[Explanation of a color]

The Ake, by a bright red with a yellowish somewhat, it is a traditional color name that was used since the Heian period. The dye and the roots of madder perennial native to Yamano, was mordant in lye. It is the color of fire and day of the color name “open”. It was positioned fifth in the 19 colors in the high and low clothing that since the days of Empress Suiko, it becomes the color of the high-level second only to purple, as defined in the Nara period. Dyeing method changes from the middle of the Heian period, the brilliant Beniake-iro, color was also a “scarlet” is also how to read it along with it. In general, it is the image of the “bright red” image of “a little dark red”, the Ake-iro and Akane-iro if you want to distinguish each.

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