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− | | Pt 1 | + | | Pt 1 pink flower center || safflower |
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− | | Pt 2 | + | | Pt 2 red strap || madder |
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− | | Pt 3 | + | | Pt 3 transparent green || dayflower |
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− | | Pt 4 | + | | Pt 4 yellow on hat || flavonoid |
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− | | Pt 5 | + | | Pt 5 brown (faded purple) on hat || safflower, dayflower |
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− | | Pt 6 | + | | Pt 6 yellow strap || turmeric |
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+ | | Pt 7 sparkling background || mica | ||
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[[Category:Ukiyo-e Colorants]] | [[Category:Ukiyo-e Colorants]] |
Revision as of 14:53, 29 April 2020
Woodblock print information
The Heron Maiden (Sagi musume) from the series An Array of Dancing Girls of the Present Day (Tôsei odoriko zoroe)
「当世踊子揃 鷺娘」
Artist: Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, early 1750s-1806
Publisher: Tsutaya Jûzaburô (Kôshodô) (Japanese)
Japanese, Edo period, about 1793-94 (Kansei 5-6)
Woodblock printed (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper; 40.3 x 27.7 cm (ôban)
Collection: Asia, Prints and Drawings, MFA 11.14364
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
for more information see:
MFA Online Collections Database
Summary
Analysis point | Results |
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Pt 1 pink flower center | safflower |
Pt 2 red strap | madder |
Pt 3 transparent green | dayflower |
Pt 4 yellow on hat | flavonoid |
Pt 5 brown (faded purple) on hat | safflower, dayflower |
Pt 6 yellow strap | turmeric |
Pt 7 sparkling background | mica |