Pale Tan, Sienna, Black

Gold, Lacquer, Ink

The painter's essential trio

Saffron, Brown, Black

Spice ground, dried, and charred

Pale Gold, Amber, Tar

Honey, resin, pitch — three kinds of dark gold

Ember, Ash, Coal

Fire, its remnant, its origin

Blush, Burgundy, Black

Three depths of red toward darkness

Pale Gold, Sienna, Deep Brown

Candlelight to shadow