Table 1 Summary of results for selected Suzuki Harunobu prints in the Portland Art Museum’s permanent collection
PAM Acc. No. | Title | Date | Locationa | Visible light appearance | UV light appearanceb | IRR absorbance | Unique XRF resultsc | Particle diameter (μm) | Raman results | SERS results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
32.68 | The Faithful Wife, from the Kawachigoe Episode of The Tales of Ise: Calendar Print for 1765 | 1765 | Red seal | Dark red | UV-Abs | None | Hg | |||
Outer kimono | Dark red | FL | Pattern: min abs | N.I.E | ||||||
Solid kimono | Medium red | FL | None | NIE | ||||||
Area behind figure | Pink | Min-FL | None | NIE | ||||||
Pink wall tile | Pink | Non-FL | None | NIE | ||||||
32.69 | Koshikibu no Naishi (The Koshikibu Handmaid), from an untitled series of Hyakunin isshu (One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each) | 1767/1768 | Door and railings | Red–orange | Non-FL | discoloration: IR Abs | Pb | 7.11 (8.30); 6.37 (5.05) | Red lead | Safflower + madder |
Orange hakama | Red–orange | FL | None | NIE | 11.59 (12.03) | NR | Safflower | |||
Pink floor | Pink | Non-FL | discoloration: IR Abs | Pb | 33.89 (N/A); 5.10 (4.91) | Red lead | Safflower | |||
32.70 | Tokei no banshō (Evening Bell of the Clock), from the series Zashiki hakkei (Eight Views of the Parlor) | 1766/1768 | Trellis | Dark red | UV-Abs | IR Abs | Fe | |||
LF kimono, plaid | Medium red | FL | Weak | Mn | ||||||
Veranda | Pink | Min-FL | None | NIE | ||||||
32.71 | Renshi, from the series Fūryū goshiki-zumi (A Stylish Version of Five Colors of Ink) | ca. 1768 | Deck | Red–orange | Non-FL | Discoloration: weak | Pb | 14.87 (14.61); 2.60 (1.36) | Red lead | Safflower + madder |
Inner kimono | Medium red | FL | None | NIE | 7.77 (5.68) | NR | No colorant ID | |||
Bolster pillow end | Medium red | FL | None | NIE | ||||||
Wall tile | Pink | Min-FL | None | NIE | ||||||
32.73 | Motoura of the Minami Yamazakiya: Yaezakura (Double-petaled Cherry Blossom), from the series Ukiyo bijin hana ni yosu (Flowers of Beauty from the Floating World) | 1769/1770 | LF outer kimono | Dark red | FL | None | NIE | |||
Window ledge | Pink | Non-FL | None | Ca | ||||||
RF inner kimono | pink | FL | None | Ar | ||||||
32.75 | Ono no Komachi, from the series Fūryū rokkasen (The Fashionable Six Poetic Immortals) | ca. 1768 | Red post | Red–orange | Non-FL | Very weak | Pb | 7.03 (5.28); 7.58 (5.20) | Red lead | Safflower + madder |
Futon | Medium red | FL | None | Mn | 4.62 (2.27) | NR | Safflower (+ madder) | |||
LF inner kimono | Medium red | FL | None | NIE | 4.28 (1.29) | NR | safflower + madder | |||
32.77 | Sanseki (The Three Evening Poems): Teika, Jakuren, and Saigyō | ca. 1770 | Clock table | Red–orange, discolored | Non-FL | Discoloration weak | Pb | |||
CF inner kimono | Medium red | FL | None | NIE | ||||||
Pink veranda | Pink | Non-FL | None | Ca | ||||||
Sky | Pink | FL | None | NIE | ||||||
32.78 | Hibun (A Secret Missive) | 1767/1768 | Wood panel | Opaque red | UV-Abs | Abs | Fe | |||
Railing | Red–orange | Non-FL | Discoloration: weak | Pb | ||||||
Maple leaves | Medium red | Non-FL | None | Ca, Pb | ||||||
32.79 | Fukurokuji no atama o soru yūjo (Courtesan Shaving the Head of Fukurokuju) | ca. 1769 | Decking | Red–orange | Non-FL | None | Pb | |||
RF outer kimono | Medium red | FL | None | NIE | ||||||
God’s head | Pale pink | Non-FL | None | Ca | ||||||
32.81 | Kaminari (Thunder) | 1766/1770 | Red lantern base | Opaque red | UV-Abs | Weak | Fe | |||
Flags | Pink | Min-FL | None | NIE | ||||||
32.82 | Yayoi (The Third Month), from the series Fūzoku shiki kasen (Contemporary Versions of the Poetic Immortals in the Four Seasons) | ca. 1769 | Red ground | Dark red | FL | Weak | Ni | |||
32.83 | Ishiyama no shūgetsu (Autumn Moon at Ishiyama), from an untitled series of Ōmi hakkei (Eight Views of Ōmi) | ca. 1768/1769 | Red table | Opaque red | UV-Abs | Weak | Fe | |||
Lower garments | Medium red | FL | None | NIE | 9.29 (2.54) | NR | Madder | |||
Light wall | Pink | Non-FL | None | Pb | 3.10 (3.17) | NR | No colorant ID | |||
Baseboard | Pink | Non-FL | None | Pb | 3.31 (0.89) | NR | Safflower + madder | |||
32.84 | Kyōdai no shūgetsu (Autumn Moon of the Mirror), from the series Zashiki hakkei (Eight Views of the Parlor) | ca. 1766/1768 | Lion’s mane | Opaque red | UV-Abs | Weak | Fe | |||
susuki seedheads | Medium red | FL | Very weak | NIE | 7.26 (5.77) | NR | Safflower | |||
RF inner kimono | Medium red | FL | None | NIE | ||||||
32.87 | Jakuren, from the series Sanseki (Three Evening Poems) | ca. 1765/1766 | Outer kimono | Medium red | FL | None | NIE | |||
32.88 | Ōgi no seiran (Clearing Weather of the Fan), from the series Zashiki hakkei (Eight Views of the Parlor) | ca. 1766/1768 | Red wall panel | Opaque red | UV-Abs | Weak | Fe | |||
LF kimono | Pink | FL | None | NIE | ||||||
32.89 | Sugoroku no kenka (Children Quarreling over a Sugoroku Game) | 1768–1770 | Red wall panel | Opaque red | UV-Abs | Weak | Fe | |||
LF kimono | Pink | FL | None | NIE | ||||||
Front figure kimono | Medium red | FL | None | NIE | ||||||
32.90 | Yamabe no Akahito, from an untitled series of Hyakunin (One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each) | 1767/1768 | Bucket | Orangey-pink | Min-FL | None | NIE | |||
32.93 | Little peachling: calendar print for 1765 | 1765 | Inner kimono | Brown–pink | Non-FL | None | NIE | |||
Peach blossom | Brown–pink | Non-FL | None | NIE | ||||||
32.96 | Admiring the Reflection in a Water Basin | 1768/1769 | Woman’s inner kimono | Pink | Min-FL | None | Ca | |||
35.39 | Gi (Righteousness), from the series Gojō (The Five Confucian Virtues) | 1767 | RF kimono | Medium red | FL | None | NIE | |||
Lacquered stand | Medium red | Non-FL | Very weak | NIE | 12.13 (14.61) | NR | Safflower + madder | |||
Sake cup | Medium red | FL | None | NIE | 4.52 (3.14) | NR | Safflower + madder | |||
Pink screen | Pink | Min-FL | None | NIE | 14.07 (16.39) | NR | Safflower | |||
82.2 | Ide no Tamagawa: Yamashiro no meisho (The Ide Jewel River: A Famous Place in Yamashiro Province), from the series Fūzoku Mu Tamagawa (The Six Jewel Rivers in Popular Customs) | ca. 1769/1770 | RF inner kimono | Medium red | FL | Very weak | NIE | |||
1995.60.4 | Fumi yomu danjo (Couple Reading a Letter) | 1765/1770 | Blanket edge | Opaque red | UV-Abs | None | Fe, Zn, Hg | |||
Red seal | Opaque red | UV-Abs | None | Fe, Zn, Hg | ||||||
LF kimono | Red–orange | Non-FL | None | Zn, Pb | ||||||
2016.18.1 | The Departure | 1768/1769 | Futon | Medium red | FL | None | NIE | 7.29 (3.54); 14.07 (16.39) | NR | Safflower + madder |