[Explanation of a color]

The Shirayuri-iro, is slightly that of yellow Mino white, such as the white lily flowers. Rather than the traditional color of old, it is a translation of color names transmitted from the West after the Meiji era “Lily White”. The color of the Lily White is a color name from the beginning the 14th century, took over the image of the symbol of the white lily is a symbol of the Virgin Mary “chastity” and “virginity”, often used in such sheer white skin meaning of It is divided by color.

By the way, speaking in Japanese traditional color of old shades of Shirayuri-iro “Unohana-iro” is probably the closest.

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