Hokusai, Finest Confectionary: Descending Geese at the Sumida River, from the series Eight Views of Edo on paper snack bags, 21.10234
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Finest Confectionary (Gokusei okashi): Descending Geese at the Sumida River (Sumida rakugan), from the series Eight Views of Edo (Edo hakkei) on paper snack bags
「極製御菓子」 「江戸八景 隅田 落雁」
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
Publisher: Akamatsuya Shôtarô
Edo period about 1833 (Tenpô 4)
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Summary
Analysis point | Image | Results |
---|---|---|
Pt 1 | madder | |
Pt 2 | Prussian blue | |
Pt 3 | Prussian blue | |
Pt 4 | orpiment, Prussian blue | |
Pt 5 | turmeric | |
Pt 6 | iron oxide yellow (not iron oxide red? overprint over yellow) | |
Pt 7 | madder |
Note: The center of the circle is point of analysis.