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Kinsusutake

銀煤竹 · きんすすたけ · “Golden-grey bamboo (dried and weathered)”

Kinsusutake describes bamboo dried, weathered, and darkened by soot: a deep golden-grey brown, like old bamboo that has hung for years above a hearth.

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Harmonies within the tradition

Complementary and triadic companions, chosen from real traditional colors — not computed values.

Ao 虫襖 Mushi'ao 桔梗色 Kikyō-iro

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The namesake

煤竹 古い竹 — what the name literally points to.

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