色の説明

丁子茶（ちょうじちゃ）とは、茶を帯びた丁子色のことです。本来は丁子染によるものですが、非常に高価なため、実際には同色調のものを楊梅（ようばい）などで代用して染め出すことの方が多かったようです。丁子染の丁子茶は一部の殿上人にのみ許されている色でした。ちなみに、丁子とは香辛料の一つで消毒にも用いるクローブのことです。

関連色：丁子色、丁子染/p>

[Explanation of a color]

The Chōjicha, it is the clove color tinged tea. This is due to clove dyeing originally, because it is very expensive, much better to Somedasu by substitute Yangmei such as those of the same color seems were many in fact. Clove clove tea dyed was the color that is allowed only in some of the court official. By the way, is that of cloves also used for disinfection is one of the spices and clove.

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