[Explanation of a color]

The Unohana-iro, is a white to off-slightly yellowish like UNOHANA. In traditional color name from the Heian period, a typical one of the “white”. Unohana is a bloom early summer flowers in tree of Utsugi, whom a bloom to full branch small white flowers is in the Heian period is described as “Magau whether snow”, is used as a term representing the “whiteness” from ancient times year.

Also known as the flower of Utsugi the UNOHANA. Utsugi is hydrangeaceae deutzia deciduous shrub. Widely distributed over the Kyushu from southern Hokkaido, seen commonly in Japan around the fields and mountains.

Early summer season, bloom many small white flowers of about 1cm to the branches, the flower was also referred to as “Yukimisou” because it looks like snow.

Origin of the null tree name is, Chinami to that core of the branches are hollow from the “hollow tree = Utsugi”. Origin of the name of “Unohana” is named “Unohana” to omit the “Utsugi no Hana”. In addition, it was named from the April lunar calendar called “Uzuki” because “U” flowers bloom “Tuki”.

By the way, for the “bean curd” in the rest of the tofu dregs referred to as a “Unohana” is, and the color and shape are similar, is due to play on words the core of the branches of Utsugi was subjected to Kara thing.

Unohana-Kasane as the color of the raid is a “outer material · Shiro, lining · Ao” summer of color representing the UNOHANA is arranged. By the way, that this is a “Ao” of the case referred to in the now of the “Midori”.

In this way the color of the raid there are some color that represents the “white color” is also in the color scheme of non-Shiro · Shiro. For example, “Ume no Koromo” in the spring of color is such as “Shiro and Suo,” “Shiragiku” is “Shiro and Ao” of autumn color, “Yuki no Shita” in the winter of color is “Shiro and Koubai”. These colors highlights the Shiro of the table by the color placing on the back, but may look and try to show whiter.

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