February 11th Color Calendar Spring

In Spring – Zaishun

"Spring seems so far away, yet it's already here."

February 11th Color Calendar

"Zaishun" means that spring has not yet come,
A pale crimson color that simultaneously conveys the certainty that "I'm already here."
It appears only at the boundary between seasons,
It is a color that reflects "certainty in the atmosphere."

When the morning light spreads softly through the shoji screen,
The air is a mixture of the stillness of winter and the warmth of spring.
The moment you notice that the plum buds are a little more open than they were yesterday.
This change is proof that spring is already here.

The time it takes for the incense in the vessel to dissolve into the space.
The scent is not a remnant of winter,
The very breath of spring.

This color is
"Certainty of presence" and "Coexistence of the seasons."
Spring seems still far away,
I'm already here.

Zaiharu in daily life

• The lingering scent of off-white crimson light spreading through the shoji screen • The moment when the scent lingers in the white porcelain vessel begins to paint the outline of spring • A morning when the blossoming plum blossoms cast a definite presence in the air

WABISUKE values ​​spring
A color that resonates with the "certainty of the material" and "atmosphere of the space."
Something that cannot be seen is definitely "here."
A gentle seasonal poem.

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Notes and etymology

"Zaishun" is a poetic coinage and not a traditional color.
Born from the overlapping feeling of "aru" (to be) and "spring" (to be),
It's a color that reflects the certainty that spring is already here, even though it seems like it's still far away.

・Similar colors include "natural red," "white plum color," and "pale pink."
"In Spring" is a color that focuses more on "certainty of presence" and "coexistence of seasons."

"Spring seems so far away, yet it's already here."