Abstract

This is the latest edition of the color name encyclopedia bible by Kunio Fukuda, the "color giant" and leading color researcher in Japan. After Fukuda passed away in 2013, the book was completely revised with the supervision and cooperation of the Japan Color Research Institute, with which he was deeply involved. 12 colors have been added to the previous edition, "New Edition: 507 Color Names," for a total of 519 colors. Accurate color samples of all colors, including the 269 colors of the JIS (Japanese Industrial Standards), are covered with Munsell values, RGB, and CMYK data. In addition, the world of color that expands from color names is discussed based on many domestic and international documents. In addition to the high reliability of the content, the tasteful writing makes it enjoyable as a reading material on color culture. In this revision, 79 elegant "layered colors" that began in the Heian period have been added. All color values ​​have been reconfirmed and appropriately revised, and the text has been revised to a minimum to suit modern times. This is the definitive edition that conveys Fukuda's message to anyone who loves color or works with color: "I hope that you will enjoy the clever use of words used by our predecessors to name colors and the richness of their sensibility toward color."

Author’s Information

【Japan Color Institute】
Japan's only comprehensive research institute on color. Founded in 1927 by the late painter Sanzo Wada as the Japan Standard Color Association. Reorganized as the Japan Color Research Institute Foundation in 1945. In 1954, it was the first in the world to begin research into creating a color chart for the "Modified Munsell Color Chart," and has continued cutting-edge research for many years, including donating it to research institutions in various countries. It has responded to requests from various ministries and local governments, participated in the establishment of JIS and the creation of related color charts, and is involved in proposing guidelines. Official website: https://www.jcri.jp/JCRI/

【Kunio Fukuda】
Kunio Fukuda (Fukuda Kunio): Color researcher. Born in Kyoto in 1931. After graduating from the Department of Art at Tokyo University of Education (now University of Tsukuba), he worked for the Japan Color Research Institute Foundation, Nippon Shikisaisha, and the Japan Fashion Color Association (the corporate name is the one at the time). He has served as an assistant professor at the Faculty of Arts at Kyushu Sangyo University and a professor at the Graduate School of Joshibi University of Art and Design. His books include "507 Color Name Dictionary" (previously published by Shufunotomosha), "Where do color names come from? Their meanings and culture" and "Color Harmony" (both published by Seiga Shobo), "Traditional colors of Japan: A small color dictionary" and "Traditional colors of Europe: A small color dictionary" (both published by Yomiuri Shimbun), and "Traditional colors of Japan made easy" (Tokyo Bijutsu). He passed away in 2013.