Sanzo Wada (1833-1967) moved to Tokyo at the age of 16 with the intention of becoming a painter. In 1927 he became a faculty member of the Imperial Art Institute and Founded the Japan Standard Color Association.

From the publisher: (Vol I)Sanzo Wada (1883-1967) was an artist, teacher, costume and kimono designer during a turbulent time in avant-garde Japanese art and cinema. Wada was ahead of his time in developing traditional and Western influenced colour combinations, helping to lay the foundations for contemporary colour research. Based on his original 6-volume work from the 1930s, this book offers 348 color combinations, as attractive and sensuous as the book’s own design

(Vol II): From 1933 to 1934 Sanzo Wada published a collection of colour combinations that was the first of its kind in Japan. Following on the enduring bestseller, 'A Dictionary of Color Combinations', Vol. 2 brings back two more works by Wada published in 1935–1936 and 1938, respectively. The book presents 72 colour patterns themed on the Japanese seasons and another 165 drawn from early to mid-twentieth-century fashion, interior, and graphic design, making it an indispensable reference for designers, fashion and interior specialists, illustrators, photographers, writers, and indeed anyone engaged in creative work.

English/Japanese

Dimensions: 4.25 x 6 in / 354 and 336 pages

Softcover

Printed in Japan