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Oitake-iro

老竹色 · おいたけいろ · “Old bamboo color”

Bamboo grown old: a green gone dull and grey with the years, as the name — 'aged bamboo' — says outright. The freshness of green bamboo dimmed into something drier and more subdued.

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Harmonies within the tradition

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

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The namesake

古竹 竹 — what the name literally points to.

old aged bamboo stalks
old aged bamboo stalks
old aged bamboo stalks