From 1933 to 1934 Sanzo Wada published a collection of colour combinations that was the firstof its kind in Japan. Following on that enduring bestseller, 'A Dictionary of Color Combinations'Vol. 2 brings back two more works by Wada published in 1935-1936 and 1938, respectively. Thebook presents 72 colour patterns themed on the Japanese seasons and another 165 drawn fromearly to mid-twentieth-century fashion, interior, and graphic design, making it an indispensablereference for designers, fashion and interior specialists, illustrators, photographers, writers, andindeed anyone engaged in creative work.Sanzo Wada (1883-1967)'s interest in the importance of color prompted him to found the JapanStandard Color Association (present-day Japan Color Research Institute) in 1927. Active not onlyas a color researcher but also as an artist, fashion designer, and stage and film art director, hereceived the 1954 Academy Award for Best Costume Design for Gate of Hell and was recognizedas a Person of Cultural Merit by the Japanese government in 1958.