[Explanation of a color]

The Sohi, it is a bright red-orange dyed by lye by mordant and madder. A little thinner than the scarlet of the same madder dyed, it is the color of the hierarchy below the scarlet in the order of dress color of the Nara period. You may also use a color name that was introduced from China, Chinese characters of “Su ratio” is expectation. There is also a record of named because it was similar to the color of the belly hair “Sobi (Hijaz Kingfisher)” of birds. The color name unfamiliar in modern times, but it is used for, such as Japanese sweets.

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