What is the traditional Japanese color "benigari"?
Bengalese red, characterized by its brownish red color, is also written as "benigara," "benigara," and "bongara kudzu," derived from the pigment. Bengalese red is a pigment made by burning red rust, which is formed when iron in the soil oxidizes, and comes in a variety of shades, from yellowish red to purplish red. Bengalese red itself is used widely, and benigarese mixed with lacquer is called "benigara urushi," while benigarese mixed with persimmon tannin and applied to the walls and lattice doors of buildings is called "benigara lattice."
Bengalese color = Bengalese color
The name "Bengara" comes from Bengal, a place in East India. Because high-quality reddish-brown ferric oxide is produced there, the name of the place of origin came to be used as the name of the pigment. "Bengara color" is pronounced "Bengara-iro."
R154 G80 B52 #9A5034 / Bengalese color
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