The Heian Perod(794∼1192) was the period when luxury and elelgance flourished. Gorgeous colors were adopted for the costumes and an elegant assortment of colors prevailed. Representative of such costumes is Kasane-no-irome. The word Kasan-no-irome,...
The Heian Perod(794∼1192) was the period when luxury and elelgance flourished. Gorgeous colors were adopted for the costumes and an elegant assortment of colors prevailed. Representative of such costumes is Kasane-no-irome. The word Kasan-no-irome, orginally came from two colors on both sides of noe of the Japanese kimonos called Uchiki. In later times, it turned to indicate the combination effect of colors of serveral Uchiki`s worn in layers one over the other. This paper describes in detail the Kasane-no-irome in both meanings. In so doing, I distinguish two different kinds of Kasane-no-irome, using a Chinese character 重 for the former, and 襲 for the latter, though both are pronounced Kasane in the Japanese language. Part one of this paper, which concerns the color combinations of 重, preents typical 148 samples through reproduced dyeing clothes by Matumoto. Part two describes the color combiantion of 襲,which was so called Junihitoe. It presents typical 41 samples from reproduced dyeing clothes by Matumoto. The purpose of this study was to investigate the characteristics of color distribution and the structure of color combination in Kasaneno-irome. Therefore we obtained the following results, in Kasane-no-irome. 1. The color combination of Kasane-no-irome came from the natural color harmony, therefore the names of Kasane-no-irome which adopt the names of flowers and leaves of the four seasons. Accordingly, the seasons for wearing them are fixed. 2. In the hue, the most frequent appearance was green. And in the tone, the most frequent appearance was moderate. 3. In the color combination, the most frequent type were monochromatic combination and contrast combination.