[Explanation of a color]

The Toki-iro, it is a pale pink friendly that bought a little yellowish. Also marked “Tokiiro”, it was dyed with safflower and Suo. Although color name was born in the Edo era, because this at the time was seen in the place where Toki is everywhere, it is a very common color, such as can be seen in anyone immediately Speaking of Toki color, the young woman as Someiro of kimono preferred seems to have been.

Toki is Pelecaniformes Threskiornithidae of birds, the scientific name “Nipponia Nippon”. In Japan, it has been known since ancient times, “Chronicles” also seen its name to “Manyoshu”. Whole body is whitish to but, the bottom surface and Flight feather wings is has a dark pink tinged vermilion, this color was called “Toki color”.

There are such as “Larache” “Asahi” “coral color” in the similar color, it can be said that the system of scarlet, including you.

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