[Explanation of a color]

The Wakanae-iro, it is a fresh yellow-green, such as the young seedlings of the timing of rice planting. Old, Source Wakanae-iro has been used since the Heian era as the color of the summer. You can see “To shy Uchigi Job, elongated and looked like Nadeshiko Nadeshiko,. Wear or small Uchigi of young seedlings color” and “Tale of Genji” also (Yadorigi).
By the way, the color was a little darker greenish will be “Nae-iro”.

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