[Explanation of a color]

The Kujakumidori, it is the vivid blue-green, such as the peacock of the beautiful blue-green feathers. It comes from the vivid green to bluish found in peacock feathers. Also be read as “Kujakuryoku”, there still also alias of “Kujaku-iro”.

It is the thing which was a Japanese translation “Peacock Green,” which introduced from the West to the days of the Meiji era in the color name that could be to the modern. There is also a color that were derived from the peacock blue feather “Kujakuao”, but it is the color name that can try Japanese translation here was also transmitted to the same period the “peacock blue”.

Peacock Southeast Asia from China, in the pheasant family of birds distributed in South Asia, male has a big vivid decoration feather, but figure to open it like a fan invites the female is famous, only beautiful male.
Other feathers are prized as ornaments, it was revered as beneficial bird from eating in favor of pest-Viper class. Also in Buddhism has become the subject of faith as a peacock Ming Wang.

By the way, handed down to the peacock of our country is very old, I will be seen in the statement that sent a peacock from Silla Shira-gi to Suiko Suiko is “Nihonshoki”.
When it comes to the time of the Edo becomes higher awareness of the common people, was a popular teahouse “Kujakuchaya” is that tea can drink while watching the peacock in Osaka. It also is seen a large number also as Japanese painting of the subject.

While being favored as a Japanese painting of subject, it is wondering color name bears a peacock of name to legacies of Peacock green of the Meiji era was not why made.

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