November 25th Color Calendar Sea Pine Color (Miruiro)

November 25th Color Calendar

Miru-iro (miru-iro)

"At the bottom of the ocean, silence trembles."

Color Introduction

Miruiro is a deep greenish brown.
The name comes from the seaweed "miru" (sea pine).
It was also used in costumes from the Heian period, and has been popular as a color that gives a sense of calmness and depth.

Connection with the seasons

November 25th is when the signs of winter begin to become stronger.
A cool breeze blows at the beach, and the sound of the waves gently echoes.
Sea pine is the perfect color for this season.
It reflects the stillness of the winter sea and the lingering traces of life that linger there.

Poetic meaning

The color of sea pine is close to the "sabi" of wabi-sabi.
It's unobtrusive, unspoken, just there.
Yet it certainly exists, deeply and quietly.
It is also a color that embodies the "beauty of the untold" that WABISUKE values.

Sea pine color in daily life

The lustre of a well-used bamboo basket, the shadow of a net used to dry seaweed in winter, and the handprints left on an old wooden vessel.

The pine color shows us the beauty that deepens with time.
It is the "quiet poetry" found in everyday life.

References

• "Traditional Colors of Japan" Shikosha • "The Cultural History of Color in Japan" Yoshikawa Kobunkan • "The ABCs of Traditional Colors" https://irocore.com/Umimatsuiro