outan　黄丹

KEY WORD :　art history / paintings

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 tradionally reserved for the imperial family and nobility, Lit. 'forbidden colours'.

REFERENCES:

EXTERNAL LINKS:

NOTES:

(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。