A dictionary of color combinations

A sophisticated and inspiring book for pairing of colours from Japan.

This is a new edition from Sanzo Wada's original work Haishoku Soukan (配色総監), book published in the early 1930's which contained 6 volumes and over a thousand combinations of colour.

Sanzo Wada (1883-1967) was an artist, teacher, costume and kimono designer during a turbulent time in avant-garde Japanese art and cinema. Wada was ahead of his time in developing traditional and Western influenced colour combinations, helping to lay the foundations for contemporary colour research.

Based on his original 6-volume work from the 1930s, this book offers 348 color combinations, as attractive and sensuous as the books own design.This book is a collection of 348 color combinations originated by Sanzo Wada (1883-1967) who, in that time of increasingly avant-grade and diversified use of color, was quick to focus on the importance of color and laid the foundation for contemporary color research. 

Sanzo Wada was active as an artist, art school instructor, costume designer for the movies and the theater, and kimono and fashion designer who employed his extensive and versatile talents to do innovative work that centered primarily on visual perception and form.

• Author(s): Sanzo Wada
• Size: 256 pages and 14,8 × 10,5 × 2 cm
• Language: English, Japanese
• Published: 2011
• Softcover

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