1882 25 Nov. 469/3 The..petals being of a nankeen-yellow.
1922 J. Joyce ii. xv. [Circe] 479 He leads John Eglinton who wears a mandarin's kimono of Nankeen yellow, lizardlettered, and a high pagoda hat.
1988 G. Wolfe 18 Very good, very cheap. Nankeen yellow, hundred year make.