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The traditional colors of Japan trace their historical origins to the Twelve Level Cap and Rank System which was established in 603 by Prince Shōtoku and based on the five Chinese elements. In this system, rank and social hierarchy were displayed and determined by certain colors.
Deep purple (深紫, kokimurasaki) is the outerwear color of 1st rank aristocrats. Rich gardenia ( 支子 , kokikuchinashi ) is a reserve forbidden color, a substitute for ochre. Produced from the fruits of gardenia ( Gardenia jasminoides ), permission to wear this color could be granted by imperial rescript.
Fujimurasaki, nisemurasaki, kokimurasaki, murasaki, umemurasaki and murasakitobi, names for a number of shades of purple considered to be part of the traditional colors of Japan; Kokimurasaki, the outerwear color of 1st rank aristocrats in the forbidden colors system of the Japanese Imperial Court from the 10th–11th century until the Meiji ...
The color Japanese violet or Sumire is shown at right. This is the color called "violet" in the traditional Japanese colors group, a group of colors in use since beginning in 660 CE in the form of various dyes that are used in designing kimono. [26] [27] The name of this color in Japanese is sumire-iro, meaning "violet color".
The background color is Edo purple (江戸紫, Edo murasaki), which was popular in Edo, the name of Tokyo during the Edo period. This shade of purple is one of the traditional colors of Japan , and is near identical to Web Indigo .
Purple was a popular color introduced into Japanese dress during the Heian period (794–1185). The dye was made from the root of the alkanet plant ( Anchusa officinalis ), also known as murasaki in Japanese.
A six-rayed stylised sun with a dot in the center. The background color is Edo purple (江戸紫, Edo murasaki), which was popular in Edo, the name of Tokyo during the Edo period. This shade of purple is one of the traditional colors of Japan, and is near identical to Web Indigo. September 30, 1989: A stylised vivid green Ginkgo biloba leaf.
Flag Date Use Description 13 August 1999 – present: Civil and state flag and ensign of Japan. Flag ratio: 2:3. This flag was designated by Proclamation No. 127, 1999.The sun-disc is perfectly centered and is a brighter shade of red.