Other Greens: The literature indicates that Malachite was used in early hand-colored prints but disappeared once color printing was introduced. Green combinations made by overprinting or mixing were commonly: dayflower + turmeric, indigo + orpiment and Prussian blue + orpiment.
The following green combinations have also been detected so far:
- dayflower, flavonoid
- dayflower, orpiment
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- indigo, flavonoid
- indigo, flavonoid, orpiment
- indigo, turmeric
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- indigo, iron oxide yellow
- indigo, orpiment, Prussian blue
- indigo, orpiment, turmeric
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Examples of Other greens in Ukiyo-e Prints
List of Prints
Below is a list of prints where the various green mixtures were detected.
