What is Japan's traditional color "Mai"?
Ake is a pale shade of scarlet. The color name comes from the Japanese name Suhi in China, and is a bright red-orange color dyed with madder and lye. Although it is one of the colors stipulated by the clothing regulations of the Yoro Ritsuryo code, it was not as high-ranking as scarlet in the hierarchy of clothing colors in the Nara period, and was worn by people of fifth rank and above. Although it is a color that is not often seen in modern times, it is also a color used in Japanese sweets.
纁 = sohi
In ancient China, it is said that the color name differed depending on the number of times Akane was dyed, and in the case of Akane, it was dyed three times. ``纁'' is read that way.
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