Kazimiera
07-29-2015, 08:52 PM
Before I post I MUST credit the source! It is a beautiful kimono blog called Wafuku which can be accessed here:
https://wafuku.wordpress.com/2011/05/15/japanese-colour-names-seasonal-combinations/
https://wafuku.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/wafuku-blog-aug-12-logo-a.jpg[img]
I will only quote a section of the blog as a lot of time and effort went into creating it. If you want to see more, please go the blog itself.
Seasonal Colour Combinations
Japanese Colour Rules
There are many, many rules to kimono wearing in Japan, though few Japanese know the rules now and relatively few experts ever knew them all. The list is vast and the rules complex.
Some rules are better known and more adhered to than others; among them, the colour combinations worn at different times of year. Further down this blog post, below the charts of colour combinations, you can see the Japanese names for colours. The colours may display slightly differently on different monitors, so it is a rough guide.
The first colour chart below shows colour combinations that are considered acceptable for wear at any time of year. Below each is the name given to that particular combination of colours, although I don’t know the name of the last one in that first set.
[img]https://wafuku.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/comb1.jpg?w=620
The next set of colour combinations is only for Spring wear.
https://wafuku.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/comb3.jpg?w=620
When Summer arrives, one may wear the following colour combinations.
https://wafuku.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/comb4.jpg?w=620
The advent of Autumn allows the colours in the next chart to be worn.
https://wafuku.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/comb2.jpg?w=620
Finally, the range of colour combinations that may be worn in Winter.
https://wafuku.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/comb5.jpg?w=620
Here is another set of seasonal layering colour combinations, with the individual colours named.
https://wafuku.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/winterlayers3.jpg?w=620
https://wafuku.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/springlayers2.jpg?w=620
https://wafuku.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/summerlayers.jpg?w=620
https://wafuku.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/autumlayers1.jpg?w=620
For a more detailed description of the colours please visit the blog: https://wafuku.wordpress.com/2011/05/15/japanese-colour-names-seasonal-combinations/
https://wafuku.wordpress.com/2011/05/15/japanese-colour-names-seasonal-combinations/
https://wafuku.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/wafuku-blog-aug-12-logo-a.jpg[img]
I will only quote a section of the blog as a lot of time and effort went into creating it. If you want to see more, please go the blog itself.
Seasonal Colour Combinations
Japanese Colour Rules
There are many, many rules to kimono wearing in Japan, though few Japanese know the rules now and relatively few experts ever knew them all. The list is vast and the rules complex.
Some rules are better known and more adhered to than others; among them, the colour combinations worn at different times of year. Further down this blog post, below the charts of colour combinations, you can see the Japanese names for colours. The colours may display slightly differently on different monitors, so it is a rough guide.
The first colour chart below shows colour combinations that are considered acceptable for wear at any time of year. Below each is the name given to that particular combination of colours, although I don’t know the name of the last one in that first set.
[img]https://wafuku.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/comb1.jpg?w=620
The next set of colour combinations is only for Spring wear.
https://wafuku.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/comb3.jpg?w=620
When Summer arrives, one may wear the following colour combinations.
https://wafuku.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/comb4.jpg?w=620
The advent of Autumn allows the colours in the next chart to be worn.
https://wafuku.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/comb2.jpg?w=620
Finally, the range of colour combinations that may be worn in Winter.
https://wafuku.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/comb5.jpg?w=620
Here is another set of seasonal layering colour combinations, with the individual colours named.
https://wafuku.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/winterlayers3.jpg?w=620
https://wafuku.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/springlayers2.jpg?w=620
https://wafuku.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/summerlayers.jpg?w=620
https://wafuku.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/autumlayers1.jpg?w=620
For a more detailed description of the colours please visit the blog: https://wafuku.wordpress.com/2011/05/15/japanese-colour-names-seasonal-combinations/