Ember, Ash, Coal

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

Blush, Burgundy, Black

Three depths of red toward darkness

Pale Gold, Sienna, Deep Brown

Candlelight to shadow

Pale Amber, Sienna, Ink

Warm light meeting dark absorption