In the early Showa era, Ebisuya sealed natural mineral pigments in test tubes, with labels featuring a double red border on a white background. These labels are crucial for verifying authenticity. The pigments in this listing were acquired 20 years ago from a Japanese painter who passed away at the age of 100. Total: 116g (excluding test tube weight) The weight of each color is attached to the top of the test tube. Fuji (Wisteria) A slightly bluish pale purple. Derived from the color of wisteria flowers. A color favored in women's clothing since the Edo period. Its origin is the layering of natural indigo and safflower dyes. Ingredients: Shikon (Lithospermum root) + white clay or gofun (oyster shell powder). Uses: Petals in Japanese paintings, kimono patterns, background blurring. Fujimurasaki (Wisteria Purple) A purple slightly darker and bluer than Fuji. It gives a refined and understated impression among "purple" colors, and may be a mixture of natural mineral blue and Shikon. It allows for expressions that blend into silk or washi paper. Ingredients: Shikon + Gunjo (natural azurite or synthetic ultramarine) + white clay Uses: Gradations of flowers and sky, shading in clothing. Benimurasaki (Crimson Purple) A purple with a strong reddish tone, emphasizing the deep dyeing of safflower or the redness of Shikon. It also gives a gorgeous and formal impression. Ingredients: Safflower (benibana) + Shikon (or synthetic magenta) Uses: Gorgeous decorations, flowers, accents in clothing. Tanshi (Pale Purple) A very light purple, a color close to white. It gives an impression similar to white blue, and was used for underpainting and blurring. It may also be mixed with natural white clay. Ingredients: Shikon or Gunjo + white clay Uses: Pale expressions of sky, haze, and distant mountains. Fujimurasakishiro (Wisteria Purple White) A pale purple made by adding white to Fujimurasaki. A deep purple with a strong blue tone, derived from the color of bellflower flowers. Ingredients: Fujimurasaki + Gofun or white clay Uses: Highlights of flowers, haze, clouds, etc. Kikyo Murasaki (Bellflower Purple) A deep purple with a strong blue tone, derived from the color of bellflower flowers. Expressed with a mixture of Shikon pigment and Gunjo. A color that conveys formality and tranquility. Ingredients: Purple ore (manganese-based mineral) or Shikon + Gunjo Uses: Bellflowers, morning glories, night scenes, kimono patterns. Murasakinezumi (Purple Gray) Literally a color located between "purple" and "gray," referring to a purplish gray, or a dull bluish-purple intermediate color. Ingredients: Shikon or Gunjo (natural azurite) Uses: Shading in kimonos, background haze, distant views of mountains, etc. Especially, the natural mineral pigments in test tubes from that time have antique value and are sometimes traded at high prices as research materials and collector's items. (From AI research materials) The photos and explanations are all that is available. Please examine them thoroughly and we look forward to your purchase.