Red ground brocade

…There are also varieties such as Kiyohime, Tamahime, and Deshojo that have beautiful new buds and autumn leaves. Those that are appreciated for their new leaves include Akajinishiki, which sprouts a bright red color in spring, Chishio, Deshojo, Ukon, which sprouts yellow, and Tsumagaki, which has red leaves only at the tips. Many varieties with the name Nishiki have variegated leaves, and are also called Nishiki-ha varieties, and examples of these that show the vivid changes in variegated leaves include Hikasayama, Oridono Nishiki, Komon Nishiki, and Kagiri Nishiki. …

*Some of the terminology used to refer to "Akaji Nishiki" is listed below.

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…また，新芽や紅葉の美しい清姫，玉姫，出猩々（でしようじよう）などの品種がある。新しい葉を観賞するものに春の芽出しが鮮紅色の赤地錦，千染（ちしお），出猩々，黄色く萌芽するうこん，葉先のみが紅になる爪柿（つまがき）などがある。錦と名の付いた品種は斑入葉が多く，錦葉ものともよばれ，斑入葉の鮮やかな変化を見る日笠山，織殿錦（おりどのにしき），小紋錦，限り錦などがある。…

※「赤地錦」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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