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outan 黄丹 | ||||||
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Also pronounced oudan, ouni. A deep yellow colour, produced by dyeing yellow gardenia *kuchinashi 支子 with red safflower *beni 紅. Outan is the designated colour for the robes of a crown prince, and is one of seven colours called kinjiki 禁色 (forbidden colours), traditionally reserved for the imperial family and nobility. | ||||||
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(C)2001 Japanese Architecture and Art Net Users System. No reproduction or republication without written permission. 掲載のテキスト・写真・イラストなど、全てのコンテンツの無断複製・転載を禁じます。 |
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