[Explanation of a color]

The Nibi-iro,The dull color, as well as such Tsurubami-iro, it is grizzle dull achromatic system. With color names come was used from the Heian period, it is also called “Nibu-iro”. As hue, there ranging from dark pale ink black, it was the color of mourning to be worn when there is a misfortune to Chikashii people in the past. As a color, such as rusty iron color, I have to point to the mouse color of bluish multiplied by the indigo thin Sumizome in posterity.
By the way, is called a “Aonibi” The colors were mordanted in iron can be dyed with dye ink system, such as horse chestnut in blue.

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