Dayflower + Turmeric: Green is achieved by mixing or overprinting a blue and a yellow colorant. Dayflower and turmeric was used to create a green which is 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 green.
For more information see: Dayflower, Turmeric
Examples of Dayflower+Turmeric in Ukiyo-e Prints
Analysis
Excitation Emission Matrix (EEM) spectroscopy and fiber optic reflectance spectroscopy (FORS) is used to identify dayflower+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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