[Explanation of a color]

The Aofuji, that of Fuji-iro the bluish, is a bluish strong thin blue-violet. Derived color of mauve. “Fuji-iro” is a popular traditional color to women than the time of the peace named after factor to the color of the wisteria, its popularity does not change even in the Edo era, in the late Edo period, “Fujinezumi”, “Fujinando” ” many derivative color such as Usufuji “was born. Blue mauve is one of them.

For bluish blue wisteria, reddish mauve was called “Benifuji”. Benifuji is also known as being the color of the young for women “Wakafuji”. Also it is more bluish than Aofuji-iro there is a “Konfuji” in dark mauve.

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