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A deep red colour, sometimes with a hint of purple. Dyes senryou υΏ and paints *enogu Gο of this colour, called shouenji Ά or enji were made using plants or insects. A red dye was made from the petals of the safflower, benibana gΤ (see *beni g), and the root of the madder, akane ©, which grew around the Mediterranean coast (see *akane-iro ©F). Enji was also made from the lac scale insect (Coccus lacca) rakku-kaigaramushi bNJCKV, which was found in India, Burma and Thailand. The insect secreted a red colouring matter known as shikou z. The most important insect material for enji was the cochineal insect (Coccus cacti) enjimushi native to Central America. This was dried and powdered to give a bright red colouring matter, imported to Japan from China in the Edo period. Nowadays the term enji is most commonly used to refer to paint made from the cochineal insect. | ||||||
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