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[[File:SC155045.jpg|right|250px|link=https://collections.mfa.org/objects/207552/kamakura-village-from-an-untitled-series-of-westernstyle-l?ctx=1be86594-d25a-458d-827f-8e5dc3048977&idx=0|Kamakura Village by Katsushika Hokusai]]
 
[[File:SC155045.jpg|right|250px|link=https://collections.mfa.org/objects/207552/kamakura-village-from-an-untitled-series-of-westernstyle-l?ctx=1be86594-d25a-458d-827f-8e5dc3048977&idx=0|Kamakura Village by Katsushika Hokusai]]
  
<font size="3">'''[[Orpiment]]'''</font> 石黄(''sekio''): A natural yellow or brown dye obtained from the root the ''Curcuma domestica'' (or ''C. longa'') plant native to India and southeast Asia. Turmeric was used in Polynesia as a textile and skin dye. It was known in Mesopotamia and used by the ancient Greeks and Romans. When it was imported to Europe is 1612, it became a popular yellow dye for [[silk]] scarves. The roots are dried then powdered for sale. The primary color component in turmeric is curcumin. It is a water-soluble dye that forms a bright yellow color on [[cotton]] without a [[mordant]]. Darker orange to brown shades are produced with [[alum]], [[ tin]], [[chromium|chrome]], and [[copper]] mordants. [[Iron]] mordants produce a dull green shade. The fugitive colorant was also used to make [[yellow pigments]] and to tint varnishes. Turmeric is currently used as a flavoring agent in curry powder and as a yellow colorant in mustard, cheese, [[paper]], [[wood]], and [[wax]].
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<font size="3">'''[[Orpiment]]'''</font> 石黄(''sekio''): A soft, yellow mineral composed of [[arsenic%20trisulfide|arsenic trisulfide]].
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Orpiment and [[:Category:Turmeric: Ukiyo-e colorant|turmeric]] have been the most commonly detected yellows as a single colorant as well as a mixture of the two. Orpiment may have been added to turmeric to add tinting strength or to increase opaqueness.
  
 
'''For more information see:''' [[Orpiment]]
 
'''For more information see:''' [[Orpiment]]

Revision as of 18:07, 15 May 2020

Kamakura Village by Katsushika Hokusai

Orpiment 石黄(sekio): A soft, yellow mineral composed of Arsenic trisulfide.

Orpiment and turmeric have been the most commonly detected yellows as a single colorant as well as a mixture of the two. Orpiment may have been added to turmeric to add tinting strength or to increase opaqueness.

For more information see: Orpiment

Examples of Orpiment in Ukiyo-e Prints

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Beauties of the Yoshiwara by Suzuki Harunobu

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Beauties of the Yoshiwara by Suzuki Harunobu

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Beauties of the Yoshiwara by Suzuki Harunobu

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Beauties of the Yoshiwara by Suzuki Harunobu

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Beauties of the Yoshiwara by Suzuki Harunobu

Analysis

Fiber optic reflectance spectroscopy (FORS) can easily identify the three blues: indigo, dayflower, and Prussian blue.

Other Images of Orpiment

List of Prints

List of prints where indigo was detected

Pages in category "Orpiment: Ukiyo-e colorant"

The following 54 pages are in this category, out of 54 total.

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