Fig. 4From: Creation and reference characterization of Edo period Japanese woodblock printing ink colorant samples using multimodal imaging and reflectance spectroscopyFORS spectra of sized paper, unsized paper, rice starch paste on sized paper, and rice starch paste on unsized paper. Each spectrum has the hallmark peaks for cellulose-based paper with the exception of the sized papers, which contain a shoulder peak around 2170 nm due to the protein content of animal glue in the paper sizingBack to article page