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Tō'ō

藤黄 · とうおう · “Gamboge”

Tō'ō is a brilliant, saturated yellow known in English as gamboge, a color of almost pigment-like intensity, deeper than lemon and warmed with a hint of orange.

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The namesake

藤黄 ガンボージ 顔料 — what the name literally points to.

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