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Fig. 8

From: A multi-analytical approach to identify red colorants on woodblock prints attributed to Suzuki Harunobu

Fig. 8

Examples of red palettes across the collection. a Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725–1770), Ono no Komachi, from the series Fūryū rokkasen (The Fashionable Six Poetic Immortals), ca. 1768, color woodblock print with light embossing on paper; chūban nishiki-e image: 11 7/16 in × 8 7/16 in; sheet: 11 7/16 in × 8 1/2 in, The Mary Andrews Ladd Collection. Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon, 32.75. b Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725–1770), Koshikibu no Naishi (The Koshikibu Handmaid), from an untitled series of Hyakunin isshu (One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each), 1767/1768, color woodblock print with embossing on paper; chūban nishiki-e, image/sheet: 10 7/8 in × 8 in, The Mary Andrews Ladd Collection. Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon, 32.69. c Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725–1770), Kyōdai no shūgetsu (Autumn Moon of the Mirror), from the series Zashiki hakkei (Eight Views of the Parlor), ca. 1766/1768, color woodblock print with embossing on paper; chūban nishiki-e, image/sheet: 10 1/2 in × 7 9/16 in, The Mary Andrews Ladd Collection. Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon, 32.84. a includes two unique red mixtures. b Has three unique red colors—two mixtures and on single colorant, likely printed over a yellow colorant. Includes two unique reds, both comprised of single colorants

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