Categories
  Encyclosphere.org ENCYCLOREADER
  supported by EncyclosphereKSF

Kobicha

From HandWiki - Reading time: 1 min

Short description: Dark brown color
Kobicha
 
About these coordinates     Color coordinates
Hex triplet#6B4423
SourceJTC
ISCC–NBS descriptorStrong brown

The color kobicha (媚茶) is one of the Japanese traditional colors that has been in use since 660 CE in the form of various dyes used in designing kimono.[1][2]

The name kobicha comes from the Japanese for the colour of a type of kelp tea, but the word was often used as a synonym for a form of flattery[3][4] in a curious parallel with the English usage brown nosing.

References

  1. Nagasaki, Seiki. Nihon no dentoshoku : sono shikimei to shikicho, Seigensha, 2001. ISBN:4-916094-53-0
  2. Nihon Shikisai Gakkai. Shinpen shikisai kagaku handobukku, Tokyo Daigaku Shuppankai, 1985. ISBN:4-13-061000-7
  3. Nagasaki, Seiki. Nihon no dentoshoku : sono shikimei to shikicho, Seigensha, 2001. ISBN:4-916094-53-0
  4. Nihon Shikisai Gakkai. Shinpen shikisai kagaku handobukku, Tokyo Daigaku Shuppankai, 1985. ISBN:4-13-061000-7

See also

  • List of colors





Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 | Source: https://handwiki.org/wiki/Kobicha
13 views | Status: cached on July 30 2024 10:16:57
↧ Download this article as ZWI file
Encyclosphere.org EncycloReader is supported by the EncyclosphereKSF