Hokusai, Finest Confectionary: Descending Geese at the Sumida River, from the series Eight Views of Edo on paper snack bags, 21.10234

Finest Confectionary (Gokusei okashi): Descending Geese at the Sumida River (Sumida rakugan), from the series Eight Views of Edo (Edo hakkei) on paper snack bags

「極製御菓子」　「江戸八景　隅田　落雁」

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)

Publisher: Akamatsuya Shôtarô

Edo period about 1833 (Tenpô 4)

for more information see:

MFA Online Collections Database

Summary

Analysis point	Image	Methods	Results
Pt 1		XRF, EEM, FORS	madder
Pt 2		XRF, FORS	Prussian blue
Pt 3		XRF, FORS	Prussian blue
Pt 4		XRF, EEM, FORS	orpiment, Prussian blue
Pt 5		XRF, EEM	turmeric
Pt 6		XRF, EEM	iron oxide yellow (or iron oxide red?)

Note: The center of the circle is point of analysis. For information on the analytical methods, see More on the data.