Dictionary of Color Combinations: Volume 2 by Sanzo Wada

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Before “color theory” came to be understood as an algorithmic science, it was a craft guided by intuition and sensitivity.

In this book, Sanzo Wada captures the sensitive, seasonal palette of Japanese design in harmonious four swatch arrangements, making it an Eastern companion to Josef Albers' work in color theory.

A timeless reference for anyone who believes color carries culture.

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In the second volume, Wada interrogates the chromatic spirit of Taishō and Shōwa–era Japan through its packaging and graphic output. This tumultuous period of change was marked by growing contact (and conflict) with the West and a parallel effort to redefine what it meant to be Japanese in a modernizing world.