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<font size="3">'''[[Vermilion]]'''</font> 朱(''shu''): A bright red pigment composed of synthetically prepared red mercuric sulfide. Vermilion is chemically identical to the mineral [[Cinnabar|cinnabar]] (辰砂 ''shinsha'').  
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<font size="3">'''[[Vermilion]]'''</font> 朱 (''shu''): A bright red pigment composed of synthetically prepared red mercuric sulfide. Vermilion is chemically identical to the mineral [[Cinnabar|cinnabar]] (辰砂 ''shinsha'').  
  
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Vermilion appears to have been rarely used as a colorant in ''ukiyo-e'' prints. In the mid-1800s it seems to have been mixed with [[:Category:Madder: Ukiyo-e colorant|madder]] to create a darker red color mostly seen used on cartouches. Although not part of the printing matrix, vermilion is also found in the collector's seals on ''surimono'' prints (摺物). Vermilion is the commonly used red ink for seals.
  
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== Examples of Vermilion in Ukiyo-e Prints ==
 
== Examples of Vermilion in Ukiyo-e Prints ==
  
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[[File:Indigo FORS.JPG|200px]]<br>[[Harunobu, Beautiful Women of the Yoshiwara, Applying makeup (MFA 2006.1537.5)|Pt 4: Brass flakes<br>Torii Kiyomasu II, 58.343]]
 
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== Analysis ==
 
== Analysis ==
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X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF) is used to detect mercury, which is an indication for the presence of vermilion (HgS).
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X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF) is used to detect mercury (Hg). When found in a red area, it is an indication for the presence of vermilion (HgS).
 
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Slide13 FC171.PNG|<center>XRF spectrum for vermilion</center>
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Slide13 FC171.PNG|<center>XRF spectrum for Vermilion</center>
 
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==Other Images of Vermilion==  
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==Images of Vermilion==  
 
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File:171 vermilion.jpg|Vermilion
 
File:171 vermilion.jpg|Vermilion
 
File:vermilion C100x.jpg|Vermilion
 
File:vermilion C100x.jpg|Vermilion
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File:27_Vermillion_red_200X.jpg|Vermilion
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File:27_Vermillion_red_200X.jpg|Vermilion at 200x
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File:printed vermilion-cropped.jpg|Printed vermilion
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File:NMAH-AHB2017q005546.jpg|Vermilion, <small>by National Museum of American History</small>|link=https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/nmah_1323747
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File:20464169.jpg|Vermilion (audio), <small>by Harvard Art Museums</small>|link=https://harvardartmuseums.org/tour/660/slide/11160
 
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==List of Prints ==
 
==List of Prints ==
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List of prints where indigo was detected
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Below is a list of prints where vermilion was detected.

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Goat Standing by a Plum Tree by Totoya Hokkei

Vermilion 朱 (shu): A bright red pigment composed of synthetically prepared red mercuric sulfide. Vermilion is chemically identical to the mineral Cinnabar (辰砂 shinsha).

Vermilion appears to have been rarely used as a colorant in ukiyo-e prints. In the mid-1800s it seems to have been mixed with madder to create a darker red color mostly seen used on cartouches. Although not part of the printing matrix, vermilion is also found in the collector's seals on surimono prints (摺物). Vermilion is the commonly used red ink for seals.

For additional information see: Vermilion

Examples of Vermilion in Ukiyo-e Prints

21.9277-pt2-detail.png

Indigo FORS.JPG
Pt 2: Printed
Totoya Hokkei, 21.9277

Dyed indigo.jpg

Indigo FORS.JPG
Pt 4: Brass flakes
Torii Kiyomasu II, 58.343

Dyed indigo.jpg

Indigo FORS.JPG
Pt 4: Brass flakes
Torii Kiyomasu II, 58.343

Dyed indigo.jpg

Indigo FORS.JPG
Pt 4: Brass flakes
Torii Kiyomasu II, 58.343

Dyed indigo.jpg

Indigo FORS.JPG
Pt 4: Brass flakes
Torii Kiyomasu II, 58.343

Analysis

X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF) is used to detect mercury (Hg). When found in a red area, it is an indication for the presence of vermilion (HgS).

  • XRF spectrum for Vermilion

Images of Vermilion

  • Vermilion

  • Vermilion

  • Vermilion at 200x

  • Printed vermilion

  • Vermilion, by National Museum of American History

  • Vermilion (audio), by Harvard Art Museums

List of Prints

Below is a list of prints where vermilion was detected.

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