Other Greens: Ukiyo-e colorant
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Other Greens: In addition to greens formulated by overprinting or mixing dayflower + turmeric and indigo + orpiment, other combinations have been found.
Other greens detected so far are:
- Malachite is used in early hand-colored prints but disappears once color printing is introduced.
- dayflower, flavonoid
- dayflower, orpiment
- indigo, flavonoid
- indigo, turmeric
- indigo, iron oxide yellow
- orpiment, Prussian blue
- indigo, orpiment, Prussian blue
Examples of Other greens in Ukiyo-e Prints
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List of Prints
Below is a list of prints where the various green mixtures were detected.
Pages in category "Other Greens: Ukiyo-e colorant"
The following 47 pages are in this category, out of 47 total.
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- Eisen, Early Winter: The Day of the Boar in the Tenth Month, from the series Customs of the Four Seasons and Children at Play, 11.25587
- Eisen, The Song Evening Mist at Asama Peak, on Scrap-paper Fabric with an Itchû-bushi Libretto, from the series A Modern Pine Needle Collection, 11.17878
- Eizan, Kashiku of the Tsuruya, from the series Array of Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters, 11.17716
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- Harunobu, Kojima Bingo no Saburô Takanori, 11.19633
- Harunobu, The Sake Cup, sheet 4 of the series Marriage in Brocade Prints, the Carriage of the Virtuous Woman, known as the Marriage series, 11.19475
- Harunobu, Young Man Playing a Shakuhachi, 21.4677
- Harunobu, Young Woman Riding a Turtle (Parody of the Story of Urashima Tarô), 21.4594
- Harunobu, Young Woman Tuning a Shamisen, 06.479
- Hokusai, Act I, from the series The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers, a Primer, 11.17539
- Hokusai, Act VII, from the series The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers, a Primer, 11.17604
- Hokusai, Actor Ichikawa Omezô I as the Shamaness, 21.10216
- Hokusai, Actor Matsumoto Kôshirô IV as Banzui Chôbei, 21.10200
- Hokusai, Actor Sakata Hangorô III as a Traveling Priest, actually Chinzei Hachirô Tametomo, 11.19925
- Hokusai, Actor Sakata Hangorô III as a Traveling Priest, actually Chinzei Hachirô Tametomo, 21.10199
- Hokusai, Carp and Iris, 11.20430
- Hokusai, Chiryû, from an untitled series of the Fifty-three Stations of the Tôkaidô Road, 34.303
- Hokusai, Evening Bell for Oume and Kumenosuke, from the untitled series known as Eight Views of Tragic Lovers, 21.10194
- Hokusai, Exhibition of Flower Arrangements in a Room Overlooking the Sumida River, 11.19658
- Hokusai, Ferry Boat Passing Bridge Pillar, 11.20445
- Hokusai, Fine Wind, Clear Weather, also known as Red Fuji, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, 21.6754
- Hokusai, Fine Wind, Clear Weather, also known as Red Fuji, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, 21.6756
- Hokusai, Flower Ball and Bamboo Blind, 21.7872
- Hokusai, Hotei Ichiemon with a Courtesan, from an untitled series of the Five Manly Men, 11.16870
- Hokusai, Kaminari Shôkurô with a Courtesan, from an untitled series of the Five Manly Men, 11.19684
- Hokusai, Ladies Trading With a Peddler of Cosmetics and Accessories, 11.19659
- Hokusai, Lingering Snow for Azuma and Yohei, from the untitled series known as Eight Views of Tragic Lovers, 21.10195
- Hokusai, Susaki, from the series Three Shrines of the Goddess Benten, 11.20451
- Hokusai, The Jewel River of Bush-clover (Hagi), at Noji in Ômi Province, from the series Fashionable Six Jewel Rivers, 11.20453
- Hokusai, The Kaminarimon Gate at Sensô-ji Temple in Asakusa, 11.19640
- Hokusai, The Seventh Month: The Bon Festival Dance, from an untitled series of Niwaka festival dances representing the Twelve Months, 11.19932
- Hokusai, View of Noboto Beach at Low Tide from the Salt Beds at Gyôtoku, from an untitled series of landscapes in Western style, 21.6676
- Hokusai, Yoritomo's Camp in the Foothills of Mount Fuji, 11.19662
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- Kiyomasu II, Actor Ogino Izaburô I as Yamagami Gennai, Acting in the Aragoto Style with the Sumikazura Wig, 11.13297
- Kiyomitsu I, Yoritomo's Hunt at the Foot of Mount Fuji, 11.19694
- Kiyonaga, Women Visiting Enoshima, 11.21277
- Kunisada, Actor Sawamura Tanosuke II, from the series Actor Rebuses, 11.42324
- Kuniyoshi, (Actor Ichikawa Ebizô V as) Inuyama Dôsetsu, from the series The Lives of Eight Brave and Loyal Dog Heroes, 11.28841
- Kuniyoshi, Drying Board Suggesting Hiyodorigoe, from the series Women in Benkei-checked Fabrics, 11.36363