January 16th Color Calendar Light and Shadow
January 16th Color Calendar
Light and Shadow – Kōei
"When light shines, shadows become beautiful."
"Hikarikage" is a quiet grayish-brown color that reflects the outline of shadows created by light.
It is not a strong contrast, but a soft, blending boundary between light and shadow.
A winter morning, a shadow reflected on a shoji screen,
A long, faint shadow forms on the edge of the white dish.
In that moment, light sculpts the space and shadows become poetry.
This color represents the "contour of existence" and the "depth of emotion."
When light shines, shadows are created.
The shadow is not simply dark, but a color that carries the memory of light.
Light and shadow in daily life
• Shadows cast by the morning light on a shoji screen • Long, faint shadows cast on the edge of a white dish • Shadows carved by the light stretching out on a winter road
Light and shadow are colors that reflect the "intersection of light and shadow" and the "contours of emotions."
It is a poem of light and shadow that is connected to the "lingering impression of materials" and "poetic feeling of space" that WABISUKE values.
Notes and etymology
• "Light and shadow" is a poetic coinage and not a traditional color.
It expresses the intersection of existence and emotion created by the overlapping of "light" and "shadow."
• Similar colors include "gray brown," "white brown," and "fragrance shadow."
"Light and Shadow" is a color that focuses on the beauty and spiritual depth of shadows created by light.