Category:Other Purples: Ukiyo-e colorant

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Blue/Red Mixtures: In addition to dayflower + safflower, other red and blue colorants combined through overprinting or mixing have been found to create purple.

Other combinations of red and blue colorants detected so far are:

  • dayflower, madder
  • dayflower, sappanwood
  • indigo, safflower
  • indigo, iron oxide red
  • Prussian blue, safflower
  • Prussian blue, red lead

Examples of Blue/Red Mixtures in Ukiyo-e Prints

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Pt 3: Dayflower, Sappanwood
Ippitsusai Bunchô, 11.19316

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11.14364 Pt6 FORS.png
11.14364 Pt6 EEM.png
Pt 6: Indigo, Safflower
Kitagawa Utamaro I, 11.14364

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Pt 6: Indigo, Iron oxide red
Chôbunsai Eishi, 34.336

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Pt 2: Prussian blue, Red lead
Kitao Shigemasa, 11.14977

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21.9222-Pt4 FORS.png
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Pt 4: Prussian blue, Iron oxide red
Katsushika Hokusai, 21.9222

Analysis

List of Prints

Below is a list of prints where the various purple mixtures were detected.

Pages in category "Other Purples: Ukiyo-e colorant"

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