Color Calendar: Color of October 31st: Shironeri
Color Calendar | Color of October 31: Shironeri
White, the purest white──
"Shironeri" is a pure white silk color that has been refined by taking yellow from raw silk that has been given a yellow tint.
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Color characteristics
• Tone: Shironeri
• Color: Glossy pure white, no yellowish tinge
• Color code (reference value): #FCFAF2
• Color meaning: clean, pure, sacred, tranquil
White silk is a color that was also used for the Emperor's costumes and clothing used in Shinto rituals.
Not just white, but white with a will.
It lacks nothing, subtracts nothing, and simply exudes a clear presence.
Today's mood
October 31st.
The day when the end of autumn and the end of winter cross over.
Shiraneri is a color that stands on the boundary between the seasons.
There is a dignified presence in the silence.
A drop of culture
"Shironeri" is not the name of a silhouette color, but also the name of a refining technique.
Masu
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A word about the color calendar
The seasons emerge in the clear voice of the white lacquer
Next we move to silver - a color that evokes the stillness of winter and the coldness of metal.
We'll bring you more seasonal stories told through colors tomorrow.
[References]
• The ABCs of Traditional Colors | What is Shironeri?
• Premium Japan | Cultural background and pronunciation of "Shironeri"
• Yukio Yoshioka, "Dictionary of Japanese Colors," Shikosha
• Nagasaki Moriteru, "New Edition of Traditional Japanese Colors," Seigensha
• "365 Days of Japan's Colors Illustrated Guide" supervised by Miki Takatsuki, Genkosha (2020)