[Explanation of a color]

The Tamago-iro, is a bright yellow in imitation of egg yolk. In dye seen since the Edo period the previous year, describing the observed popular song of Kansei year and “weaving song” of Saikaku also, such as “Koushoku Ichidaionna”, you can see that it was fashionable color at the time. By the way, the color named after the egg, was present from the Heian era “Torinoko-iro”, but this was a pale yellow like eggshell.

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