Natural and synthetic arsenic sulfide pigments in Japanese woodblock prints of the late Edo period

Abstract We recently described the use of an artificial arsenic sulfide pigment in Japanese woodblock prints from the Meiji period (1868–1912): we now expand on our previous work by investigating arsenic sulfide pigments used in Japanese woodblock prints of the late Edo period (1615–1868) and early...

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Main Authors: Stephanie Zaleski, Yae Takahashi, Marco Leona
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-05-01
Series:Heritage Science
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40494-018-0195-0