Dayflower/Turmeric: Ukiyo-e colorant
Dayflower + Turmeric: Dayflower and turmeric were used to create a green by mixing or overprinting the two colorants. This combination was commonly seen in early prints of two to three colors. The dayflower+turmeric mixture was later supplanted by indigo+orpiment which is the most commonly seen mixture to create a green.
For more information see: Dayflower, Turmeric
Examples of Dayflower+Turmeric in Ukiyo-e Prints
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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.
3D EEM plot for Turmeric 
3D EEM plots for Yellow references
List of Prints
List of prints where indigo was detected
Pages in category "Dayflower/Turmeric: Ukiyo-e colorant"
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