February 9th Color Calendar Choka

Chōka – Chōka

"When the mist begins to appear, the signs of the season begin to take shape."

February 9th Color Calendar

"Zhou Xia" is a song about spring, which is still far away.
A pale gray cherry blossom color that seems to be beginning to take shape vaguely in the depths of the air.
It is neither fog nor light,
A misty presence that rises as a premonition.

The winter air is still cold,
Among these, there are certainly quiet signs that "something is about to begin."
It's not the direction of the wind or the temperature,
Something that can be felt as particles in space slightly vibrate.

The plum buds look a little more colorful than yesterday.
Maybe it's because the quality of the light has changed.
The change is invisible to the naked eye,
Deep in the air, the seasons are beginning to take shape.

This color is
"The outline of a presence" and "The haze of premonition."
When the seasons begin to change,
It always starts quietly and from afar.

Signs of mist in daily life

• The moment when the morning light filtering through the window is tinted with a hint of cherry blossom pink. • The misty flickering light reflected on the white porcelain vessel. • The hint of a flower beginning to take on a presence in the air before it blooms.

Choka is something that WABISUKE treasures.
A color that resonates with the "premonition of the material" and the "contour of the space."
Something invisible begins to take on a faint shape.
A gentle seasonal poem.

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Notes and etymology

"Choka" is a poetic neologism and is not a traditional color.
The word was born from the overlapping of "signs" and "haze."
It is a color that reflects the moment when a premonition of the season vaguely rises in the space.

・Similar colors include "ash cherry blossom," "light pink," and "haze color."
"Zhou Kaze" is a color that focuses more on the "outline of premonition" and "fluctuation of presence."

"When the mist begins to appear, the signs of the season begin to take shape."