Category:Vermilion: Ukiyo-e colorant
Vermilion 朱 (shu): A bright red pigment composed of synthetically prepared red mercuric sulfide. Vermilion is chemically identical to the mineral cinnabar (辰砂 shinsha).
Vermilion appears to have been rarely used as a colorant. In the mid-1800s it seems to have been mixed with madder to create a darker red color mostly seen used on cartouches. Although not part of the printing matrix, vermilion is also found in the collector's seals on surimono prints (摺物). Vermilion is the commonly used red ink for seals.
For additional information see: Vermilion
Examples of Vermilion in Ukiyo-e Prints
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Analysis
X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF) is used to detect mercury (Hg). When found in a red area, it is an indication for the presence of vermilion (HgS).
XRF reference spectrum of Vermilion
Images of Vermilion
Vermilion
Vermilion
Vermilion at 200x
Printed vermilion
Vermilion, by National Museum of American History
Vermilion (audio), by Harvard Art Museums
List of Prints
Below is a list of prints where vermilion was detected.
Pages in category "Vermilion: Ukiyo-e colorant"
The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
H
- Harunobu, Poem by Saigyô Hôshi, from an untitled series of Three Evening Poems, 34.348
- Hokkei, Goat Standing by a Plum Tree, 21.9277
- Hokkei, Ômori, from the series Souvenirs of Enoshima, a Set of Sixteen, 11.19845
- Hokusai, Evening Bell for Oume and Kumenosuke, from the untitled series known as Eight Views of Tragic Lovers, 21.10194
- Hokusai, Female Poet, from the series Five Poetic Immortals, 11.20419
- Hokusai, Ki no Natora and Ôtomo no Yoshio Wrestling, 00.1949
- Hokusai, Woman Buying Songbirds, from the series A Collection of Dances, 11.16773
K
- Komatsuken, Young Man as the Bodhisattva Monju, 11.30137
- Kuniyoshi, Actor Ichikawa Kodanji IV as the Ghost of Asakura Tôgo, 11.30460
- Kuniyoshi, Hosokute: Horikoshi Dairyô, from the series Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidô Road, 11.28766
- Kuniyoshi, Ruan Xiaowu, the Short-lived Second Son, from the series One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Shuihuzhuan, 64.800