• TERTIARY COLORS—olive And sage, ochre, terra cotta and russet, peacock blue—were being favored, a palette motivated by William Morris’s revival of medieval formulas, and through the subdued but distinct tones of Japanese woodblock prints. The Japanesque was obviously propelled by the “opening of Japan” by Commodore Perry’s celebrated take https://www.watchesworld.com/exploring-the-aesthetics-of-dial-design-and-decoration/