[Explanation of a color]

The Usuasagi, is a pale blue-green, such as thinning the Asagi-iro. “Asagi-iro” is the traditional color of the Heian period, originally named after factor in young green onion color. Just it has become a shallow color strong bluish than the real thing of green onion.

Asagi-iro is epidemic through Masanori from Genroku of the Edo era, was born many derivative color. Such as light blue was scolded “Mizuasagi”, was saddened “Sabiasagi”, flower color was scolded “Hanaasagi”. Usuasagi also, what was the epithet dyeing color of thin Asagi-iro is, will those established as it is as the color name.

A refreshing shade in the cool of Usuasagi is a popular color still as elegant and ladylike color.

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