Vol. 14 Red story.
I have seen a lot of old objects, and not long ago I had a sense of the depth of red.
Red is a color that catches the eye because of its immediate presence. Many of the reds in old objects have a coloring that we do not see today, and this is often a surprise to us.
When I talked to a dyeing artist about this, I was told that it may indeed be the most changeable color. This was before the 70's when petroleum products came out, and the dyes and other materials used for coloring were often of natural origin that were prone to change over time, or were no longer used today, or were no longer available for various reasons.
For example, this Tottori mask is from Japan. The red color is deep black. The depth of color is different from modern coloring.
In others, even Mexican colored pottery has lost its red color, and the change is irresistible. Dye red is vulnerable to sunlight and oxidation, and this is what causes it to change over time.
Scandinavian glass also used gold for the coloring of red. In Kai Frank's Cartio glass, red is sold at a higher price in the vintage market, but even back then, only red was sold at a slightly higher price to begin with. This was due to the cost of gold. Of course, today, the coloring with gold is rarely seen anymore, so the glass red has become a different color. The red of glass with gold is also a deep red with black in it.
It is fun to pay attention to the age and to see the difference in coloration from foreign objects.
PROFILE
After working for United Arrows and Landscape Products, he established Swimsuit Department in 2010. In September 2015, he presided over the first modernism show in Japan.
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