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[[File:SC155045.jpg|right|250px|link=https://collections.mfa.org/objects/207552/kamakura-village-from-an-untitled-series-of-westernstyle-l?ctx=1be86594-d25a-458d-827f-8e5dc3048977&idx=0|Kamakura Village by Katsushika Hokusai]]
 
[[File:SC155045.jpg|right|250px|link=https://collections.mfa.org/objects/207552/kamakura-village-from-an-untitled-series-of-westernstyle-l?ctx=1be86594-d25a-458d-827f-8e5dc3048977&idx=0|Kamakura Village by Katsushika Hokusai]]
  
<font size="3">'''[[Orpiment]]'''</font> 石黄(''sekio''): A soft, yellow mineral composed of [[arsenic%20trisulfide|arsenic trisulfide]].
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<font size="3">'''[[Orpiment]]'''</font> 石黄(''sekio''): An inorganic colorant ground from a soft, yellow mineral composed of [[arsenic%20trisulfide|arsenic trisulfide]].
  
 
Orpiment and [[:Category:Turmeric: Ukiyo-e colorant|turmeric]] have been the most commonly detected yellows as a single colorant as well as a mixture of the two. Orpiment may have been added to turmeric to add tinting strength or to increase opaqueness.
 
Orpiment and [[:Category:Turmeric: Ukiyo-e colorant|turmeric]] have been the most commonly detected yellows as a single colorant as well as a mixture of the two. Orpiment may have been added to turmeric to add tinting strength or to increase opaqueness.
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==Other Images of Orpiment ==  
 
==Other Images of Orpiment ==  
 
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File:orpiment C100x.jpg|orpiment
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File:Orpiment PPL 400x.jpg|Orpiment, transmitted PPL 400x
 
File:Orpiment PPL 400x.jpg|Orpiment, transmitted PPL 400x
 
File:Orpiment XPL 400x.jpg|Orpiment, transmitted XPL 400x
 
File:Orpiment XPL 400x.jpg|Orpiment, transmitted XPL 400x

Revision as of 18:09, 15 May 2020

Kamakura Village by Katsushika Hokusai

Orpiment 石黄(sekio): An inorganic colorant ground from a soft, yellow mineral composed of Arsenic trisulfide.

Orpiment and turmeric have been the most commonly detected yellows as a single colorant as well as a mixture of the two. Orpiment may have been added to turmeric to add tinting strength or to increase opaqueness.

For more information see: Orpiment

Examples of Orpiment in Ukiyo-e Prints

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Beauties of the Yoshiwara by Suzuki Harunobu

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Indigo FORS.JPG
Beauties of the Yoshiwara by Suzuki Harunobu

Dyed indigo.jpg

Indigo FORS.JPG
Beauties of the Yoshiwara by Suzuki Harunobu

Dyed indigo.jpg

Indigo FORS.JPG
Beauties of the Yoshiwara by Suzuki Harunobu

Dyed indigo.jpg

Indigo FORS.JPG
Beauties of the Yoshiwara by Suzuki Harunobu

Analysis

Fiber optic reflectance spectroscopy (FORS) can easily identify the three blues: indigo, dayflower, and Prussian blue.

Other Images of Orpiment

List of Prints

List of prints where indigo was detected

Pages in category "Orpiment: Ukiyo-e colorant"

The following 54 pages are in this category, out of 54 total.

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