[Explanation of a color]

The Usufuji, it is a thinner and pale blue purple mauve of traditional colors. Become as color name can be seen from the Edo era. “Fuji-iro” is a popular as the color of the Japan women’s kimono from the days of peace, various derived color appeared at that time to time. Staining will be dyed in Murasakikusa and safflower, soaked change color tone slightly by that time and the temperature change of the dyed material, the “Usufuji” color name such as “Benifuji” is attached to each of its slight tint was. By the way, “淡藤色” is even more thin reading in blue purple is the same, but different color name than Usufuji.

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