1980s Retro Japanese Gansai Watercolor Set
1980s Retro Japanese Gansai Watercolor Set
1980s Retro Japanese Gansai Watercolor Set
1980s Retro Japanese Gansai Watercolor Set

1980s Retro Japanese Gansai Watercolor Set

Details
  • 7.5" L x 5" W
  • Gansai watercolor
  • Includes 8 colors and a letterpress swatch card
  • Chiyogami paper box
  • Non-toxic
  • Made in Japan

 

Color Breakdown:

201 - Akebono-iro - This light pink literally translates to ‘daybreak colour’: Picture the lightest and subtlest shades in the clouds at dawn. 
216 - Zouge-iro - Ivory
21 - Byakugun - Light blue; in Japanese this colour traditionally describes the pigment made from crushed azurite.
208 - Amairo - Flax
76 -  Rumi-Orenji - Luminous Orange
225 - Bara - Rose
202 - Nadeshiko-iro - This pink is named after the family of flowers we call ‘pinks’ rather than the colour itself: Dianthus. 


Choosing Keeping presents seven exclusive, special editions of 8 shades of Gansai. This Japanese alternative to standard European watercolours is not dissimilar to gouache and is made by a 100 year old paint maker in Japan. The paints can be used directly out of the box with a wet paintbrush - either thinly in translucent washes, or by layering for a bolder effect. These can also be used on darker paper bases to enhance colors further.

Included is a blank letterpress swatch card featuring each individual colour name to be painted in for colour referencing. This can come in handy as appearances can be deceiving and each colour is only revealed once wet and set to paper!

$50.00
1980s Retro Japanese Gansai Watercolor Set
$50.00

1980s Retro Japanese Gansai Watercolor Set

1980s Retro Japanese Gansai Watercolor Set
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