Can anyone give a reason as to why Japanese love to use neutral shade of colors in their arts?
When i look at Japanese color table, there is name for so many neutral colors. Very interesting.

I think it's nice and subtle.

I agree that it is nice when they focus so much on the details of the drawing. But i think that there should be some other explanations to it.

beautiful, i want one to hang on my wall
(edit, in a non japanophile way of course )

Because the art is old and the color fades

Japanese color table is full of neutral colors and the formula to mix up the elementary colors to create it.
So i think Japanese deliberately try to create that sort of effect. Maybe the result would be easier on the eye?

For example, the warm colors have all sorts of in-between colors like this:

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