outan 黄丹
KEY WORD : art history / paintings
 
Also pronounced oudan, ouni. A deep yellow colour, produced by dyeing yellow gardenia *kuchinashi 支子 with red safflower *beni 紅. Outan is the designated colour for the robes of a crown prince, and is one of seven colours called kinjiki 禁色 tradionally reserved for the imperial family and nobility, Lit. 'forbidden colours'.
 
 

 
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