• TERTIARY Shades—olive And sage, ochre, terra cotta and russet, peacock blue—have been favored, a palette influenced by William Morris’s revival of medieval formulation, and through the subdued but apparent tones of Japanese woodblock prints. The Japanesque was obviously propelled with the “opening of Japan” by Commodore Perry’s celebrated visit https://www.watchesworld.com/exploring-the-aesthetics-of-dial-design-and-decoration/