Choosing Keeping Special Edition Marie-Antoinette Watercolour Set, 20 Colours
Choosing Keeping Special Edition Marie-Antoinette Watercolour Set, 20 Colours Choosing Keeping Special Edition Marie-Antoinette Watercolour Set, 20 Colours Choosing Keeping Special Edition Marie-Antoinette Watercolour Set, 20 Colours

Choosing Keeping Special Edition Marie-Antoinette Watercolour Set, 20 Colours

£75.00

In celebration of our 2024 Christmas theme - a Rococo Christmas, introducing a special edition 20 colour set in a cameo of pink, blue and yellow.

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 colours further.

We recommend the Aquarella (white) and Aquarello (off-white) for the perfect paper pairing.

Details:
Material: Gansai watercolour
Included: 20 colours in chiyogami paper presentation box
Vegetarian/ Vegan: No (contains gelatine glue binder)
Non-toxic
Made in Japan

Colour Breakdown:

205 - Tanryoku - Light green
5 - Hana-haku-midori - Light green flower
204 - Mizu-iro - Light blue; literally ‘water colour’ 
21 - Byakugun - Light blue; in Japanese this colour traditionally describes the pigment made from crushed azurite.  
7 - Gunjou - Ultramarine - in translation this colour means across the sea, referring to the rare lapis that was used to make the pigment. Gunjou however refers to the pigment made from crushed azurite, not lapis. 
219 - Rikyuu-Nezumi - In translation this colour combines ‘dark green’ and ‘mouse’ but in practice it is far lighter than such a name suggests.
304 - 
217 - Kujaku-ao - Peacock blue 
1 - Enji - Shortened from enjimushi which is the Japanese name for the insect from which the deep red dye carmine is derived. A synthetic alternative is used today. 
202 - Nadeshiko Iro
75 - Rumi-Roozu - Luminous rose
29 - Koubai - Japanese Apricot - also known as Japanese plum, this colour is named after much beloved subject matter for painting and poetry in East Asia. 
226 - Chinkohcha
225 - Bara 
222 - Aoi Iro
201 - Akebono
216 - Zouge-iro - Ivory
34 - 
70 - 
61 - Touou - Often translated to gamboge, a pigment made from tapping resin, this Japanese equivalent was once made from yellow grass flowers of the same name and first appears in texts referenced since the Nara period 710 - 794AD