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<font size="3">'''[[Turmeric]]'''</font> 鬱金(''ukon''): A natural yellow or brown dye obtained from the root the ''Curcuma domestica'' (or ''C. longa'') plant native to India and southeast Asia. Turmeric was used in Polynesia as a textile and skin dye. It was known in Mesopotamia and used by the ancient Greeks and Romans. When it was imported to Europe is 1612, it became a popular yellow dye for [[silk]] scarves. The roots are dried then powdered for sale. The primary color component in turmeric is curcumin. It is a water-soluble dye that forms a bright yellow color on [[cotton]] without a [[mordant]]. Darker orange to brown shades are produced with [[alum]], [[ tin]], [[chromium|chrome]], and [[copper]] mordants. [[Iron]] mordants produce a dull green shade. The fugitive colorant was also used to make [[yellow pigments]] and to tint varnishes. Turmeric is currently used as a flavoring agent in curry powder and as a yellow colorant in mustard, cheese, [[paper]], [[wood]], and [[wax]].
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<font size="3">'''[[Turmeric]]'''</font> 鬱金(''ukon''): A yellow dye obtained from the root of the ''Curcuma domestica'' (or ''C. longa'') plant native to India and Southeast Asia. Turmeric is thought to have made its way to Japan through Okinawa by way of China from Thailand. The primary color component in turmeric is curcumin.Turmeric produces a bright deep yellow that has a high tinting strength.
  
Turmeric and [[:Category:Orpiment: Ukiyo-e colorant|orpiment]] have been the most commonly detected yellows and sometimes as mixture of the two.
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Turmeric and [[:Category:Orpiment: Ukiyo-e colorant|orpiment]] have been the most commonly detected yellows as a single colorant or as a mixture of the two. In addition to mixtures with orpiment, turmeric was frequently overprinted or mixed with [[:Category:Dayflower: Ukiyo-e colorant|dayflower]] and [[:Category:Safflower: Ukiyo-e colorant|safflower]] to create [[:Category:Dayflower/Turmeric: Ukiyo-e colorant|green]] and [[:Category:Other Reds: Ukiyo-e colorant|orange]].
  
'''For more information see:''' [[Turmeric]]
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'''For more information see:''' [[Turmeric]], [[Turmeric (Curcuma longa) LC]]
 
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== Analysis ==
 
== Analysis ==
Fiber optic reflectance spectroscopy (FORS) can easily identify the three blues: indigo, dayflower, and Prussian blue.
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Excitation Emission Matrix (EEM) spectroscopy can easily identify turmeric due to its high fluorescence and clear, consistent pattern. Another yellow colorant thought to have been traditionally used, [[Amur cork tree|Japanese yellow wood]] or kihada also fluoresces very brightly but they give very distinctive EEM patterns, making it easy to differentiate between the two. Yellow wood has not been detected so far.
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Turmeric EEM ref.jpg|3D EEM plot for Turmeric
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Turmeric EEM ref.jpg|<center>3D EEM plot for Turmeric</center>
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Yellow EEM plots.jpg|<center>3D EEM plots for Yellow references</center>
 
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File:turmeric_pieces.jpg|Cut turmeric rhizomes
 
File:turmeric_pieces.jpg|Cut turmeric rhizomes
 
File:turmeric_powder.jpg|Ground turmeric
 
File:turmeric_powder.jpg|Ground turmeric
File:turmeric.jpg|Turmeric dyed paper
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File:turmeric.jpg|Paper dyed with turmeric
 
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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 turmeric was detected.
 
 
 
 
[[Category:Ukiyo-e Print Colorants]]
 

Revision as of 00:17, 27 July 2020

Bundle Tied with Straw by Kitao Shigemasa

Turmeric 鬱金(ukon): A yellow dye obtained from the root of the Curcuma domestica (or C. longa) plant native to India and Southeast Asia. Turmeric is thought to have made its way to Japan through Okinawa by way of China from Thailand. The primary color component in turmeric is curcumin.Turmeric produces a bright deep yellow that has a high tinting strength.

Turmeric and orpiment have been the most commonly detected yellows as a single colorant or as a mixture of the two. In addition to mixtures with orpiment, turmeric was frequently overprinted or mixed with dayflower and safflower to create green and orange.

For more information see: Turmeric, Turmeric (Curcuma longa) LC

Examples of Turmeric in Ukiyo-e Prints

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

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

Excitation Emission Matrix (EEM) spectroscopy can easily identify turmeric due to its high fluorescence and clear, consistent pattern. Another yellow colorant thought to have been traditionally used, Japanese yellow wood or kihada also fluoresces very brightly but they give very distinctive EEM patterns, making it easy to differentiate between the two. Yellow wood has not been detected so far.

Other Images of Turmeric

List of Prints

Below is a list of prints where turmeric was detected.

Pages in category "Turmeric: Ukiyo-e colorant"

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