{"product_id":"winter-japanese-gansai-watercolor-set","title":"Winter 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\u003cul\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\u003c\/ul\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=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e50 - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOchiba-cha\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Fallen leaves tea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e139 - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHonai\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - True indigo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e53 - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eFuji-murasaki\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - A deep, royal purple named after the spectacular Japanese Wisteria.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e208 - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmairo\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Flax\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e12 - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGofun -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhite; this refers to the traditional white pigment made from crushed shells.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\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\u003cspan\u003e44 - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGunroku\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Mixed green - traditionally this pigment is made of a mixture of azurite and malachite.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e11 - \u003ci\u003eKuro\u003c\/i\u003e - Black\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e220 - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRuri-iro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Lapis lazuli blue\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e204 - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMizu-iro\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Light blue; literally ‘water colour’\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\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=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e221 - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTokiwa-iro\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Evergreen; this colour in traditional Japanese refers to the longevity and unchanging nature of evergreen leaves, seen as good luck in Edo period Japan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e24 - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eKodai-Rokusho\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Ancient verdigris - green is traditionally associated in Japan with matcha tea and the ever important tea ceremony.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e222 - \u003ci\u003eAoi-iro\u003c\/i\u003e - Named after the light purple mallow flower, traditionally used in Japanese medicines.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e25 - \u003ci\u003eShinsha\u003c\/i\u003e - Cinnabar \u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e22 - \u003ci\u003eKogecha\u003c\/i\u003e - Charred tea\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e23 - \u003ci\u003eGin-nezu \u003c\/i\u003e- Light grey; literally ‘silver mouse’\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e36 -\u003ci\u003e Kin-oudoiro \u003c\/i\u003e- Golden ochre\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2 - \u003ci\u003eOudo\u003c\/i\u003e - Ochre; perhaps the oldest pigment, found globally in prehistoric cave paintings - synthetic alternatives to the natural pigment are more frequently used today, as in this instance.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e 216 - \u003ci\u003eZouge-iro\u003c\/i\u003e - Ivory \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e60 -\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eGin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e- Silver\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\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;\"\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;\"\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;\"\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\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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":45112277663982,"sku":"CKWC Winter","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/6172\/files\/winter.png?v=1714168955","url":"https:\/\/www.johnderian.sbs\/products\/winter-japanese-gansai-watercolor-set","provider":"John Derian Company Inc","version":"1.0","type":"link"}