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Seigensha Art Publishing

The Japanese Dictionary of Colour Combinations by Sanzo Wada

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The Japanese Dictionary of Colour Combinations by Sanzo Wada is a celebrated reference book. Elegant, practical, and endlessly browsable, this pocket sized book is great resource for any creative or craftsperson. The book contains pages of colour combinations to help inspire and guide you when putting a pallet together. The book also contains pages of cut out tiles at the back to allow you to play with different combinations.

Sanzo Wada was an artist, teacher, costume and kimono designer during a turbulent time in avant-garde Japanese art and cinema. Wada was ahead of his time in developing traditional and Western influenced colour combinations, helping to lay the foundations for contemporary colour research. Based on his original 6-volume work from the 1930s, this book offers 348 color combinations, as attractive and sensuous as the books own design. This pocket-size book is a rich resource for any creative.

Sanzo Wada (1883–1967)’s interest in the importance of color prompted him to found the Japan Standard Color Association (present-day Japan Color Research Institute) in 1927. Active not only as a colour researcher but also as an artist, fashion designer, and stage and film art director, he received the 1954 Academy Award for Best Costume Design for Gate of Hell and was recognised as a Person of Cultural Merit by the Japanese government in 1958.

ISBN: 9784861522475

Publisher: Seigensha

Language: Japanese, English

Weight: 236g

Height 109mm