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<font size="3">'''[[Madder]]'''</font> 茜(''akane''): For ukiyo-e woodblock prints, ''Rubia tinctorum'' and/or ''Rubia akane'' was the primary red colorant used consistently for all of the time periods and printing methods.  
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<font size="3">'''[[Madder]]'''</font> 茜(''akane''): A red dye extracted from the roots of any of several species of the genus ''Rubia''. The most commonly used plants include: ''Rubia tinctorum'' L., native to the Middle East and eastern Mediterranean; ''Rubia cordifolia'' L., native to India and Southeast Asia; and ''Rubia akane'' Nagai, found in East Asia. It is currently unknown which species was used for ''ukiyo-e'' prints.
  
A natural red dye extracted from the roots of any of several species of the genus ''Rubia''. The most commonly used plants include: ''Rubia tinctorum'' L., native to the Middle East and eastern Mediterranean, but cultivated across Europe and introduced into the Far East, America, and Africa; ''Rubia cordifolia'' L., native to India and southeast Asia, but very widespread; and ''Rubia akane'' Nagai, found in Japan and also China, Korea and Taiwan. Madder has been used as a colorant for dyeing textiles since ancient times in India, Persia, and Egypt.
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Similar to [[:Category:Safflower: Ukiyo-e colorant|safflower]], madder can range from pink to a deep red. Madder and safflower are the most commonly found red before the introduction of aniline dyes in the 1860's. Safflower and madder are found as a single colorant or as a mixture of the two. Although the visual difference between red safflower or madder used alone and a mixture of the two is currently difficult to discern, madder may have been used to extend the safflower, which was known to be expensive. In some prints from the mid-1800's, [[:Category:Vermilion: Ukiyo-e colorant|vermilion]] was also mixed with madder. The pink color of madder also appears opaque when compared to the ethereal pink of safflower. The opacity of pink madder may indicate that the colorant may have been laked onto a mineral white, such as [[:Category:Calcium carbonate: Ukiyo-e colorant|calcium carbonate]] during its formulation.
  
In the Japanese prints, red regions containing madder were usually seen as brightly fluorescent during the preliminary examination of the prints with a hand-held UV light. Thus, it was no surprise that the EEM fluorescence technique provided a unique and definitive pattern for madder, but it was fortunate for our study, that the madder pattern was distinctively different than the EEM pattern for safflower
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Although not traditionally listed as a printing colorant thought to have been used for Japanese woodblock printing, madder has been detected extensively in our analysis. Research of red colorants is ongoing.
  
Safflower can be a light pink, such as the delicate pink used to depict the subtle eye shadow or blush to a deeper red. Safflower was noted to be expensive and require multiple printing to achieve a darker color. Safflower and [[:Category:Madder: Ukiyo-e colorant|madder]] are the most commonly found red until the introduction of aniline dyes. Red safflower and madder  are found as a single colorant or as a mixture of the two. Although a visual difference between a single colorant red safflower and red safflower/madder mixture is hard to discern currently, madder may have been mixed to extend the safflower. Safflower is also most commonly used with [[:Category:Dayflower: Ukiyo-e colorant|dayflower]] to produce purple. This combination of safflower and dayflower is continuously detected even after the introduction of synthetic colorants such as Prussian blue and aniline dyes, which seems to indicate that the tone obtained by the two was preferred over other possible mixtures of reds and blues.
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'''For more information see:''' [[Madder]], [[Madder (Rubia tinctorum) LC]], [[Madder (Indian madder, Rubia cordifolia) LC]], [[Madder (Rubia akane) LC]]
 
 
'''For more information see:''' [[Madder]]
 
 
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[[File:Indigo FORS.JPG|200px]]<br>[[Kiyonaga, The Brine Maidens, from the series Current Manners in Eastern Brocade, 11.13880|The Brine Maidens by Torii Kiyonaga]]
 
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[[File:Indigo FORS.JPG|200px]]<br>[[Kiyohiro, The Attributes of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune, 11.19089|The Attributes of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune by Torii Kiyohiro]]
 
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== Analysis ==
 
== Analysis ==
Excitation Emission Matrix (EEM) spectroscopy can easily identify the organic reds: [[:Category:Safflower: Ukiyo-e colorant|safflower]], madder, and [[:Category:Sappanwood: Ukiyo-e colorant|sappanwood]]. Madder fluoresces brightly under UVA radiation and produces a unique EEM plot,  
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Excitation Emission Matrix (EEM) spectroscopy can easily identify the organic reds: [[:Category:Safflower: Ukiyo-e colorant|safflower]], madder, and [[:Category:Sappanwood: Ukiyo-e colorant|sappanwood]]. Madder fluoresces brightly under UVA radiation and produces a unique EEM pattern that helps differentiate it from safflower, which also fluoresces.
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Madder EEM ref.jpg|<center>EEM plot for Madder</center>
 
Madder EEM ref.jpg|<center>EEM plot for Madder</center>
 
Red EEM plots.jpg|<center>3D EEM plots for Red references</center>
 
Red EEM plots.jpg|<center>3D EEM plots for Red references</center>
 
Red EmEx curves.jpg|<center>Overlay of EEM curves for Red references</center>
 
Red EmEx curves.jpg|<center>Overlay of EEM curves for Red references</center>
 
FORS of reds.jpg|<center>Overlay of FORS spectra for Red references</center>
 
FORS of reds.jpg|<center>Overlay of FORS spectra for Red references</center>
Madder emission .JPG|<center>Overlay of Emission curves for Madder</center>
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Madder_emission1.jpg|<center>Overlay of Emission curves for Madder</center>
Madder excitation.JPG|<center>Overlay of Excitation curves for Madder</center>
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Madder_excitation1.jpg|<center>Overlay of Excitation curves for Madder</center>
 
Red UVVis images.jpg|<center>Visible light and UVA for Red references</center>
 
Red UVVis images.jpg|<center>Visible light and UVA for Red references</center>
 
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==List of Prints ==
 
==List of Prints ==
List of prints where indigo was detected
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Below is a list of prints where madder was detected.
 
 
 
 
[[Category:Ukiyo-e Print Colorants]]
 

Revision as of 00:15, 27 July 2020

The Ninth Hour... by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Madder 茜(akane): A red dye extracted from the roots of any of several species of the genus Rubia. The most commonly used plants include: Rubia tinctorum L., native to the Middle East and eastern Mediterranean; Rubia cordifolia L., native to India and Southeast Asia; and Rubia akane Nagai, found in East Asia. It is currently unknown which species was used for ukiyo-e prints.

Similar to safflower, madder can range from pink to a deep red. Madder and safflower are the most commonly found red before the introduction of aniline dyes in the 1860's. Safflower and madder are found as a single colorant or as a mixture of the two. Although the visual difference between red safflower or madder used alone and a mixture of the two is currently difficult to discern, madder may have been used to extend the safflower, which was known to be expensive. In some prints from the mid-1800's, vermilion was also mixed with madder. The pink color of madder also appears opaque when compared to the ethereal pink of safflower. The opacity of pink madder may indicate that the colorant may have been laked onto a mineral white, such as calcium carbonate during its formulation.

Although not traditionally listed as a printing colorant thought to have been used for Japanese woodblock printing, madder has been detected extensively in our analysis. Research of red colorants is ongoing.

For more information see: Madder, Madder (Rubia tinctorum) LC, Madder (Indian madder, Rubia cordifolia) LC, Madder (Rubia akane) LC

Examples of Madder in Ukiyo-e Prints

Dyed indigo.jpg

Indigo FORS.JPG
The Ninth Hour... by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Dyed indigo.jpg

Indigo FORS.JPG
The Brine Maidens by Torii Kiyonaga

Dyed indigo.jpg

Indigo FORS.JPG
Kojima Bingo... by Suzuki Harunobu

Dyed indigo.jpg

Indigo FORS.JPG
The Attributes of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune by Torii Kiyohiro

Dyed indigo.jpg

Indigo FORS.JPG
Courtesan Asajiu... by Kitagawa Utamaro I

Add Beauties of the Yoshiwara, madder

Analysis

Excitation Emission Matrix (EEM) spectroscopy can easily identify the organic reds: safflower, madder, and sappanwood. Madder fluoresces brightly under UVA radiation and produces a unique EEM pattern that helps differentiate it from safflower, which also fluoresces.



Other Images of Madder


List of Prints

Below is a list of prints where madder was detected.

Pages in category "Madder: Ukiyo-e colorant"

The following 80 pages are in this category, out of 80 total.

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