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<font size="3">'''[[Mica]]'''</font> 雲母(''kira'' or ''unmo''): A group of silicate minerals that cleave into thin, flexible sheets. It is ground into a powder for use in ukiyo-e prints. Powdered mica can be printed or sprinkled to create a shimmering effect. It can also be mixed with a colorant to make colored mica.
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<font size="3">'''[[Mica]]'''</font> 雲母 (''kira'' or ''unmo''): A group of silicate minerals that cleave into thin, flexible sheets. It is ground into a powder for use on ''ukiyo-e'' prints. Powdered mica can be printed or sprinkled to create a shimmering effect. Paste or animal glue (膠 ''nikawa'') would be used to affix the mica. Mica can appear in a variety of tones depending on its origin, preparation or if it is applied over a printed color. On its own it is a pearlescent white but mica can also be mixed with a colorant to make colored mica. Pink, mica and a red colorant or dark gray, mica and carbon black are the commonly found colored micas.
  
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Large fields of mica appears most frequently on prints made during the late 18th century that depicted actors and beautiful women where it was used on the background to highlight the figure.
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'''For additional information see:''' [[Mica]]
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[[File:Indigo FORS.JPG|200px]]<br>[[Utamaro I, The Heron Maiden from series An Array of Dancing Girls of the Present Day, 11.14364|Pt 9: Mica<br>Kitagawa Utamaro I, 11.14364]]
 
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[[File:Indigo FORS.JPG|200px]]<br>[[Sharaku, Actor Osagawa Tsuneyo II as Ippei's Older Sister Osan, 11.14674|Pt 6: Dark gray mica<br>Tōshūsai Sharaku, 11.14674]]
 
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[[File:Indigo FORS.JPG|200px]]<br>[[Kunisada, Actor Nakamura Utaemon III as the Monkey Trainer Yojirô, from the series Great Hit Plays, 11.15095|Pt 4: Mica<br>Utagawa Kunisada, 11.15095]]
 
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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  
 
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==Other Images of Mica==  
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==Images of Mica==  
 
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File:Muskovit-Pilsak.jpg|Mica (muscovite)
 
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File:Kiramica C100x.jpg|Mica powder at 100x
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File:Mica powder.jpg|Mica powder
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File:Printed mica-cropped.jpg|Printed mica
 
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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 mica was detected.

Latest revision as of 23:35, 17 May 2024

The Heron Maiden by Kitagawa Utamaro I

Mica 雲母 (kira or unmo): A group of silicate minerals that cleave into thin, flexible sheets. It is ground into a powder for use on ukiyo-e prints. Powdered mica can be printed or sprinkled to create a shimmering effect. Paste or animal glue (膠 nikawa) would be used to affix the mica. Mica can appear in a variety of tones depending on its origin, preparation or if it is applied over a printed color. On its own it is a pearlescent white but mica can also be mixed with a colorant to make colored mica. Pink, mica and a red colorant or dark gray, mica and carbon black are the commonly found colored micas.

Large fields of mica appears most frequently on prints made during the late 18th century that depicted actors and beautiful women where it was used on the background to highlight the figure.

For additional information see: Mica

Examples of Mica in Ukiyo-e Prints

11.14364-pt9-detail.png

Indigo FORS.JPG
Pt 9: Mica
Kitagawa Utamaro I, 11.14364

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Indigo FORS.JPG
Pt 6: Dark gray mica
Tōshūsai Sharaku, 11.14674

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Indigo FORS.JPG
Pt 4: Mica
Utagawa Kunisada, 11.15095

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Indigo FORS.JPG
Pt 11: Mica overprint
Kitagawa Utamaro I, 34.269a-b

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

  • XRF spectrum for Mica

Images of Mica

  • Mica (muscovite)

  • Mica powder at 100x

  • Mica powder

  • Printed mica

List of Prints

Below is a list of prints where mica was detected.

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