{"product_id":"summer-japanese-gansai-watercolor-set-1","title":"Summer Japanese Gansai Watercolor Set","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the possible byproducts of the situation we find ourselves in is a renewed heightened awareness of nature. The song of birds, the silence of the sky, the passing of the seasons have filled the emptiness of time with a welcome rekindling of earth's motherhood and all the meaning that entails, thanks Nature!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGansai watercolor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes 20 colors and a letterpress swatch card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChiyogami paper box\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNon-toxic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade in Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eColor Breakdown:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e58 - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeikin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Blue-gold\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e213 - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eKomugi-iro\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Wheat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e4 - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAka-daidai\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Red-orange\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e43 - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSango-iro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Coral\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e13 - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eYamabuki\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Named after the Japanese yellow rose which blooms from April to May.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e66 - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaaru Midori\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Pearlescent green\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e205 - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTanryoku -\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Light green\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e5 - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHana-haku-midori\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Light green flower\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e21 - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eByakugun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Light blue; in Japanese this colour traditionally describes the pigment made from crushed azurite. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e64 - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaaru-ao\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Pearlescent blue\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e32 - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eKikusa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - This literally translates to ‘yellow grass’ despite being very much green.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e19 - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eKawagane\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Iron skin; when a Japanese sword is made the more flexible interior metal, shingane, is coated in far stronger metal coating - kawagane.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e30 - \u003ci\u003eKurikawa-cha\u003c\/i\u003e - Chestnut leather, or skin, tea\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e217 - K\u003ci\u003eujaku-ao - \u003c\/i\u003ePeacock blue\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e51 - \u003cem\u003eK\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ci\u003eomidori\u003c\/i\u003e - Deep green\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e209 - \u003ci\u003eKujaku-midori -\u003c\/i\u003e Peacock green\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e36 -\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Kin-oudoiro \u003c\/i\u003e- Golden ochre\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e116 - \u003ci\u003eKurenai\u003c\/i\u003e - Crimson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e29 - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eKoubai - \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJapanese Apricot - also known as Japanese plum, this colour is named after much a blossom which is a beloved subject matter for painting and poetry in East Asia.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e212 - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eShinbashi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - This is the name of a district of Tokyo where, at the end of the Meiji era, this blue colour was popular with geishas.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e46 - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSora-iro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Sky Blue\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e17 - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAsagi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e -\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA blue green that shares its name with an ancient breed of Koi which is characterised by striking blue scales.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eChoosing Keeping presents 4 palettes depicting each season, having picked out (in a way by no means prescriptive or exhaustive) some colours of leaves, trees, flowers, and feelings propriertary to winter, spring, summer and winter. There is no overlap in terms of colours between the 4 season sets, each set includes 20 distinct colours. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlso consider Swiss painter Johannes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eItten's\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (1888 – 1967) seasonal colour theory - four colour palettes for four types of people each under the sun of a different season - a sort of painter's Yin and Yang if you will. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIncluded is a blank letterpress swatch card featuring each individual colour name to be painted in for colour referencing. This can come in handy as appearances can be deceiving and each colour is only revealed once wet and set to paper!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Choosing Keeping","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45168599957742,"sku":"CKWC Summer","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/6172\/files\/wummer.png?v=1714168892","url":"https:\/\/www.johnderian.sbs\/products\/summer-japanese-gansai-watercolor-set-1","provider":"John Derian Company Inc","version":"1.0","type":"link"}