What is the traditional Japanese color "Kumoi-nezumi"?
The color Kumoi-nezumi (cloud gray) originates from the word "Kumoi" that appears in a poem in the "Yamato Monogatari" (Tales of Yamato). In this poem, spending the night in the imperial palace is likened to being under the May rains, expressing a sense of meaninglessness in life. At that time, Kumoi, or Kumoi, referred to the imperial palace, and by likening it to the heights of the clouds, it indicated a sacred place that was difficult for people to approach. Kumoi-nezumi, which bears this name, is a pale gray that is almost white, evoking the feeling of being far above the clouds.
Kumoi Nezu = Cloud Mouse
During the Edo period, gray was so popular that it was said there were "forty-eight shades of brown and one hundred shades of gray." Among them, Kumoi-nezumi (雲井鼠) was a special shade of gray that was loved by cultured people and sophisticated adults because of its elegant name. Kumoi-nezumi is pronounced "kumoi-nezumi."
DIC Traditional Japanese Colors: C0 M0 Y0 K8 / R235 G235 B235 / Kumoi-nezumi (cloudy gray)
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