[Explanation of a color]

The Benikikyou, it is a dark color of the calf and the color dyed piled up red to Kikyou-iro. This is the color name that came to be seen from the Edo era, but since it is a beautiful shade that combines elegance and nobility and dignity, it is a popular color, such as kimono even in modern times.

“Kikyou-iro” color name in the tradition of purple that has been used since the Heian era. Since the Edo period that dyeing technology has improved, many colors such as “Konkikyou” “KIkyounando” “Kikyoumurasaki” was born as a derived color.

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