Bay - Shadow

Japanese: 鹿毛 - かげ

〘 noun 〙 (from its resemblance to the color of a deer's coat) A type of horse coat color. A coat color that resembles the color of a deer's coat. In particular, a horse with a black mane, tail, and lower parts of the limbs. Depending on the depth of color, there are varieties such as black bay and white bay. ※Horyu-ji Garan Engi Toryuki Zaizaicho - Tenpyo 19 (747) "Two bay horses, 12 bucks each" ※Yonezawa Honshasekishu (1283) 8 "The priest said that the chestnut horse ridden by the lord was a bad bay horse."

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Japanese:

〘名〙 (鹿の毛色に似るところから) 馬の毛色の一つ。鹿の毛色に似た毛色。特に、たてがみ、尾、四肢の下部が黒いもの。色の深浅により黒鹿毛、白鹿毛などの種類がある。※法隆寺伽藍縁起并流記資財帳‐天平一九年（747）「二匹鹿毛、牡歳各十二」※米沢本沙石集（1283）八「御分の乗給へる栗毛の馬は、法師が鹿(カ)毛の駄かとぞ云ひける」

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