February 6th Color Calendar Usukou

Light fragrance – Usukō

"When light turns to fragrance, the seasons quietly unravel."

February 6th, Color Calendar

"Usuka" is like a drop of spring falling into the whiteness of winter.
Pale off-white color.
It is a color that reflects the moment when a faint hint of body heat begins to mix with the cold air.

It is the "invisible red" that grows inside the plum buds that have not yet bloomed.
Even though it looks white from the outside,
A quiet conviction that color is indeed breathing deep within.

The shadows cast by the morning light on the shoji screen
It looks a little round and soft,
Could it be because the sun's height has changed slightly?
Winter and spring pour gently into the same vessel of air,
Time drifts by without completely mixing.

This color is
"The scent of the transition between seasons" and "The warmth of light."
The signs of spring, which have yet to be named,
It dissolves softly into the air particles.

Light fragrance in daily life

• The moment when the morning light falling on the white vessel is tinted with a faint pink hue • The moment when you feel a faint warmth in the cold winter air • The hint of plum blossoms quietly developing color inside before they bloom

WABISUKE treasures the subtle fragrance
A color that resonates with the "feel of the material" and the "warmth of the white space."
Something that cannot be seen is definitely there,
A gentle seasonal poem.

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Notes and etymology

"Usuko" is a poetic coinage and is not a traditional color.
The name comes from the meaning of "a faint fragrance" or "a faint presence."
This phrase expresses the "fragrant light" that lingers on the border between winter and spring.

・Similar colors include "natural," "light pink," and "white plum color."
"Light fragrance" is more like "presence" or "body temperature."
This color focuses on invisible emotions.

"When light turns to fragrance, the seasons quietly unravel."