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<font size="3">'''[[Mica]]'''</font> 雲母(''kira'' or ''unmo''): A group of silicate minerals that cleave into thin, flexible sheets. It is ground into a powder for use in ukiyo-e prints. Powdered mica can be printed or sprinkled to create a shimmering effect. Paste or animal glue would be used to affix the mica. It is a pearlescent white but can also be mixed with a colorant to make colored mica. Colored mica are usually pink (mica and a red colorant) or dark gray (mica and carbon black). (There's mention that the pink or gray layer is printed before rather than mixing, true?) | <font size="3">'''[[Mica]]'''</font> 雲母(''kira'' or ''unmo''): A group of silicate minerals that cleave into thin, flexible sheets. It is ground into a powder for use in ukiyo-e prints. Powdered mica can be printed or sprinkled to create a shimmering effect. Paste or animal glue would be used to affix the mica. It is a pearlescent white but can also be mixed with a colorant to make colored mica. Colored mica are usually pink (mica and a red colorant) or dark gray (mica and carbon black). (There's mention that the pink or gray layer is printed before rather than mixing, true?) | ||
Revision as of 17:49, 14 July 2020
Mica 雲母(kira or unmo): A group of silicate minerals that cleave into thin, flexible sheets. It is ground into a powder for use in ukiyo-e prints. Powdered mica can be printed or sprinkled to create a shimmering effect. Paste or animal glue would be used to affix the mica. It is a pearlescent white but can also be mixed with a colorant to make colored mica. Colored mica are usually pink (mica and a red colorant) or dark gray (mica and carbon black). (There's mention that the pink or gray layer is printed before rather than mixing, true?)
For more information see: Mica
Examples of Mica in Ukiyo-e Prints
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Analysis
X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF) is used to detect mercury, which is an indication for the presence of vermilion (HgS).
XRF spectrum for vermilion
Other Images of Mica
Mica (muscovite)
Kira mica, powdered
When we get back, add photo of heap of powdered mica
List of Prints
List of prints where indigo was detected
Pages in category "Mica: Ukiyo-e colorant"
The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.