青幻舎 SEIGENSHA Art Publishing

In compiling this dictionary of Japanese color names Nagasaki Seiki, a leading authority on the history of color,marshaled a wealth of valuable evidence that he had collected over the years,including ancient texts such as the Engishiki,antique fabrics, and albums of dye samples. The volume also includes a chronological table of written sources,a chart listing Japanese color names with their Western equivalents,a bibliography,and a list of English color names,along with a handy set of color charts.