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<font size="3">'''[[Tin]]'''</font> 錫(''suzu''): Flakes or powdered metallics are often found in deluxe editions and surimono prints. Animal glue would probably have been used to adhere the flakes or as a binder in printing.
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<font size="3">'''[[Tin]]'''</font> 錫(''suzu''): Flakes or powdered metallics are often found in deluxe editions and surimono prints. Tin was commonly used for silver metallic colored areas on a print. Animal glue (''nikawa'') was commonly used to adhere the flakes to the paper's surface or as a binder in when printed
  
Printed tin along with printed [[:Category:Brass: Ukiyo-e colorant|brass]] is often seen in surimonos.
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As with printed [[:Category:Brass: Ukiyo-e colorant|brass]], tin is often seen on surimonos and deluxe editions.
  
 
'''For more information see:''' [[Tin]]
 
'''For more information see:''' [[Tin]]

Revision as of 17:45, 15 July 2020

Ômori by Totoya Hokkei

Tin 錫(suzu): Flakes or powdered metallics are often found in deluxe editions and surimono prints. Tin was commonly used for silver metallic colored areas on a print. Animal glue (nikawa) was commonly used to adhere the flakes to the paper's surface or as a binder in when printed

As with printed brass, tin is often seen on surimonos and deluxe editions.

For more information see: Tin

Examples of Tin 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

Dyed indigo.jpg

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Beauties of the Yoshiwara by Suzuki Harunobu

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Beauties of the Yoshiwara by Suzuki Harunobu

Analysis

X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF) is used to detect tin.

Other Images of Tin

List of Prints

List of prints where indigo was detected