What is the traditional Japanese color "tin color"?
Tin color refers to a light gray with a bluish tint. This color is also called "mouse color" because it evokes the luster of metals such as silver, and is a light gray that evokes the cold feel of metal. In the traditional Japanese color book "Tekagami Moyo Setsuyo," it is written that "tin color, also called tosei gin nezumi," and it is a color that corresponds to the "light" color in the "Five Colors of Sumi," which divides ink into five shades. The name of this color comes from the hue of the metal tin, and is said to have been particularly popular during the Meiji period.
Tin color = Suzuiro
According to the Meiji period magazine "Miyako no Hana" (June 30), it became popular among women after the Sino-Japanese War. "Suzuiro" is pronounced "suzuiro."
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