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Brass 真鍮 (shinchū): Brass is an alloy of Copper and Zinc. During the Edo period, brass was made with domestic copper and imported zinc from China.

Flakes or powdered metallics are often found in deluxe editions and surimono prints (摺物). Animal glue (膠 nikawa) was commonly used to adhere the powder to the paper's surface or as a binder when printed. The use of affordable metals such as brass and tin were likely meant to imitate the glittering effects created by the use of expensive metal leaf or flakes such as gold and silver on screen and scroll paintings.

Brass flakes are found in early prints as well as in deluxe editions. It was also used for metallic gold colored areas on a print. Printed brass is often seen in surimono prints. Different tones of brass could be created by manipulating the proportion of copper and zinc.

For additional information see: Brass

Examples of Brass in Ukiyo-e Prints


Pt 4: Brass flakes Torii Kiyomasu II, 58.343


Pt 2: Brass flakes Okumura Toshinobu, 11.13225


Pt 6: Brass flakes Okumura Masanobu, 11.13344


Pt 3: Printed brass Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 11.20034


Pt 2: Printed brass Keisei Eisen, 11.25669


Pt 5: Printed brass Katsushika Hokusai, 00.1949

Analysis

X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF) is used to detect copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn), which is an indication for the presence of brass.

XRF spectrum for Brass

Images of Brass

Brass powder
Printed brass

List of Prints

Below is a list of prints where brass was detected.

Pages in category "Brass: Ukiyo-e colorant"

The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.

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Eisen, Minazuru-hime as Ono no Komachi and Benkei as Kisen Hôshi, from the series Characters from the Life of Ushiwaka as the Six Poetic Immortals, 11.25669

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Masanobu, Perspective Picture of a Triptych of the Three Evening Poems, by the Authentic Originator of Color Printing and Perspective Prints, 11.13344

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