[Explanation of a color]

The Messhi, it is a dark purple with a Hai-mi. Color name of “dark” is read as “Keshimurasaki” in the sense that reading as “Keshi” and become dull color of blackish color such as red or Purplish is taken. According to the “Engishiki Nuidonoryo”, it tended to fall into three deep dark purple, medium purple, dark purple Asametsu.
Staining purple grassroots by (Shikon) is the gorgeous purple dye and low-temperature “Murasaki” as “Ebi,” but, Purplish is lost as it goes to high temperature, it will be dark purple grayish. Dark purple is what I dyed at a high temperature of 90 degrees or more Lithospermum.

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