Evidence of early amorphous arsenic sulfide production and use in Edo period Japanese woodblock prints by Hokusai and Kunisada

Evidence of early amorphous arsenic sulfide production and use in Edo period Japanese woodblock prints by Hokusai and Kunisada

Abstract This study explores the evolution of the manufacturing process of artificial arsenic sulfide pigments in Edo-period Japan through the analysis of three impressions of the same print dated from the 1830s and attributed to Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), and one from 1852 and attributed to Ut...

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Main Authors: Marc Vermeulen, Marco Leona
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-09-01
Series:Heritage Science
Subjects:
Japanese woodblock prints
Hokusai
Kunisada
Arsenic sulfide pigments
Raman spectroscopy
Synthesis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40494-019-0318-2

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