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Other Purples: 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 Other purples in Ukiyo-e Prints

Pt 3: Dayflower, Sappanwood Ippitsusai Bunchô, 11.19316

Pt 6: Indigo, Safflower Kitagawa Utamaro I, 11.14364

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

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

Pt 4: Prussian blue, Iron oxide red Katsushika Hokusai, 21.9222

List of Prints

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