Other Greens: Ukiyo-e colorant
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Other Greens: Besides dayflower+turmeric and indigo+orpiment, other mixtures or over printing of colorants have been found to represent greens. Other greens detected so far are:
- Malachite is used in early handcolored prints but disappears once color printing is introduced.
- Dayflower, flavonoid
- Example
For more information see:
Examples of Other greens in Ukiyo-e Prints
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.
List of Prints
List of prints where indigo was detected
Pages in category "Other Greens: Ukiyo-e colorant"
The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
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- Kiyomasu II, Actor Ogino Izaburô I as Yamagami Gennai, Acting in the Aragoto Style with the Sumikazura Wig, 11.13297
- Kiyomitsu I, Actor Segawa Kikunojô II as Itsuki, 11.19020
- Kuniyoshi, (Actor Ichikawa Ebizô V as) Inuyama Dôsetsu, from the series The Lives of Eight Brave and Loyal Dog Heroes, 11.28841
- Kuniyoshi, Drying Board Suggesting Hiyodorigoe, from the series Women in Benkei-checked Fabrics, 11.36363