[Explanation of a color]

The Shigouiro, is a deep red-purple color very close to the black. Alias of “Kokimurasaki”. By the time of JiMitsuruasa of Asuka period is referred to as “黒紫”, there is also a theory of the closer to black.

“Murasaki” from around the crown position twelve floors have been established was the best color. In exceptional even “Kokimurasaki” is in such purple, emperor, apart from the Crown Prince, from that you can not wear Unusual most rank of vassal “Gokkan” only, seems to have become to be known as “Shigouiro”.

I would say with lots of luxury color expensive “Lithospermi Radix” in order to thicken the purple body.

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