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<font size="3">'''[[Brazilwood dye|Sappanwood]]'''</font> 蘇芳(''suo''): A red dye extracted from any of several tropical trees of the senna genus, ''Caesalpinia'', such as ''C. brasiliensis'' (from Brazil), ''C. crista'' (from Pernambuco), ''C. echinata'' (peachwood from Nicaraugua), or ''C. sappan'' (sappanwood from East Indies and Asia). Its principal colorant is [[brasilin]], a hydroxyanthraquinone, that gives a deep red to brownish color when it is oxidized to form brasilein. (Do we know it's sappanwood and not the others?)
 
<font size="3">'''[[Brazilwood dye|Sappanwood]]'''</font> 蘇芳(''suo''): A red dye extracted from any of several tropical trees of the senna genus, ''Caesalpinia'', such as ''C. brasiliensis'' (from Brazil), ''C. crista'' (from Pernambuco), ''C. echinata'' (peachwood from Nicaraugua), or ''C. sappan'' (sappanwood from East Indies and Asia). Its principal colorant is [[brasilin]], a hydroxyanthraquinone, that gives a deep red to brownish color when it is oxidized to form brasilein. (Do we know it's sappanwood and not the others?)
  
Sappanwood has been detected but not frequently. Due to its sensitivity to pH, sappanwood can be manipulated to produce a range of pink, red, and oranges. It is unknown if the printer adjusted the pH to create a range of colors. It difficult to extrapolate from the prints since many of the examples have discolored due to fading and/or ageing, usually appearing as a dull pinkish brown.
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Although it has been detected, the use of sappanwood appears to have been infrequent. Due to its sensitivity to pH, sappanwood can be manipulated to produce a range of colors as pink, red, or oranges. It is unknown if printers adjusted the pH to create a range of colors. Evidence of pH manipulation is difficult to extrapolate from the prints themselves since many of the examples have discolored due to fading and/or ageing. Sappanwood usually appears as a dull pinkish brown.
  
 
'''For more information see:''' [[Brazilwood dye|Sappanwood]]
 
'''For more information see:''' [[Brazilwood dye|Sappanwood]]

Revision as of 16:21, 13 July 2020

Kamakura Village by Katsushika Hokusai

Sappanwood 蘇芳(suo): A red dye extracted from any of several tropical trees of the senna genus, Caesalpinia, such as C. brasiliensis (from Brazil), C. crista (from Pernambuco), C. echinata (peachwood from Nicaraugua), or C. sappan (sappanwood from East Indies and Asia). Its principal colorant is Brasilin, a hydroxyanthraquinone, that gives a deep red to brownish color when it is oxidized to form brasilein. (Do we know it's sappanwood and not the others?)

Although it has been detected, the use of sappanwood appears to have been infrequent. Due to its sensitivity to pH, sappanwood can be manipulated to produce a range of colors as pink, red, or oranges. It is unknown if printers adjusted the pH to create a range of colors. Evidence of pH manipulation is difficult to extrapolate from the prints themselves since many of the examples have discolored due to fading and/or ageing. Sappanwood usually appears as a dull pinkish brown.

For more information see: Sappanwood

Examples of Sappanwood in Ukiyo-e Prints

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Beauties of the Yoshiwara by Suzuki Harunobu

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Beauties of the Yoshiwara by Suzuki Harunobu

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Beauties of the Yoshiwara by Suzuki Harunobu

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Beauties of the Yoshiwara by Suzuki Harunobu

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Beauties of the Yoshiwara by Suzuki Harunobu


Analysis

Excitation Emission Matrix (EEM) spectroscopy can easily identify the organic reds: safflower, madder, and sappanwood. Sappanwood does not fluoresces under UVA radiation and produces a unique EEM pattern....


Other Images of Sappanwood


List of Prints

List of prints where indigo was detected

Pages in category "Sappanwood: Ukiyo-e colorant"

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