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'''[[:Category:Dayflower: Ukiyo-e colorant|Dayflower]] + [[:Category:Turmeric: Ukiyo-e colorant|Turmeric]]''': Green is achieved by overprinting or mixing a blue and a yellow colorant. Dayflower printed over turmeric was typically used on early prints of two to three colors. On prints the appearance of green produced by overprinting turmeric with dayflower can change upon exposure to moisture or fading. The highly water-soluble dayflower can move towards the back of the paper support to reveal the yellow turmeric. Turmeric is also highly susceptible to fading and in some cases the green produced by the combination of these two colors can appear tan. After the development of full color printing, the dayflower + turmeric mixture was largely supplanted by [[:Category:Indigo/Orpiment: Ukiyo-e colorant|indigo + orpiment]], which became the dominate formulation for green.

'''For additional information see:''' [[:Category:Dayflower: Ukiyo-e colorant|Dayflower]], [[:Category:Turmeric: Ukiyo-e colorant|Turmeric]]
 
 

== Examples of Dayflower + Turmeric in Ukiyo-e Prints ==

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|[[File:46.1409-pt6-detail.png|200px|link=Kiyomitsu I, Actors Ôtani Hiroji III as Okabe no Rokuyata and Nakamura Sukegorô II as Inomata no Koheiroku, 46.1409]]
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[[File:46.1409-Pt 6 FORS green.jpg|200px]] [[File:46.1409-Pt6-EEM.jpg|200px]] [[Kiyomitsu I, Actors Ôtani Hiroji III as Okabe no Rokuyata and Nakamura Sukegorô II as Inomata no Koheiroku, 46.1409|Pt 6: Printed Torii Kiyomitsu I, 46.1409]]
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|[[File:11.19931-pt6.png|185px|link=Hokusai, The Sixth Month: Washing the Portable Shrine, from an untitled series of Niwaka festival dances representing the Twelve Months, 11.19931]]
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[[File:11.19931 pt 6 FORS.png|190px]] [[File:11.19931 pt 6 EEM.png|200px]] [[Hokusai, The Sixth Month: Washing the Portable Shrine, from an untitled series of Niwaka festival dances representing the Twelve Months, 11.19931|Pt 6 Katsushika Hokusai, 11.19931]]
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|[[File:21.9257-pt3.png|185px|link=Shigenobu I, Puppy Playing with a Ball, 21.9257]]
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[[File:21.9257 pt3 FORS.png|175px]] [[File:21.9257 pt3 EEM.png|183px|Nearby red also appears in FORS]] [[Shigenobu I, Puppy Playing with a Ball, 21.9257|Pt 3 Torii Kiyomasu II, 58.343]]
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|[[File:34.333-pt2.png|185px|link=Bunchō, Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Yoshiie, 34.333]]
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[[File:34.333 pt2 FORS.png|176px]] [[File:34.333 pt2 EEM.png|176px]] [[Bunchō, Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Yoshiie, 34.333|Pt 4 Ippitsusai Bunchô, 34.333]]
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== Analysis ==
Fiber optic reflectance spectroscopy (FORS) is used to identify [[:Category:Dayflower: Ukiyo-e colorant|dayflower]] and Excitation Emission Matrix (EEM) spectroscopy is used to identify [[:Category:Turmeric: Ukiyo-e colorant|turmeric]]. For more information, please see the individual colorant pages, [[:Category:Dayflower: Ukiyo-e colorant|dayflower]] and [[:Category:Turmeric: Ukiyo-e colorant|turmeric]].

<gallery mode="packed" heights="200px" style="text-align: left">
Dayflower FORS.JPG|<center>FORS spectrum of Dayflower reference</center>
Turmeric EEM ref.jpg|<center>3D EEM plot for Turmeric</center>
</gallery>

==Images of Dayflower + Turmeric==
<gallery>
File:Printed green-cropped.jpg|Printed dayflower + turmeric (mixture)
</gallery>

==List of Prints ==
Below is a list of prints where dayflower + turmeric was detected.

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