Object Details
- Description
- Pigment used for printing Japanese woodblocks. Paper label with catalogue number.on folded length of red cotton felt. Tokuno described this as "apparently cochineal, but its chemical nature is unexamined yet. It is imported from China in the form of red cotton felt. For use it is put in water and gently pressed, a resultant pink-colored water is removed into a color dish, evaporated to near dryness upon a water bath or very slow fire, taking care not to dry it completely, otherwise it soon destroys its brilliancy. It is then kept in a cool place, protected from dust or dirt..."
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of T. Tokuno, Chief of the Japanese Bureau of Engraving and Printing (Insatsukyoku), 1889-90
- ID Number
- GA.03435
- catalog number
- 03435
- accession number
- 23218
- Object Name
- pigment
- Physical Description
- cotton (overall material)
- organic material (unspecified) (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 14 cm x 32 cm; 5 1/2 in x 12 19/32 in
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
- Communications
- Tokuno Gift
- Art
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1846295
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-63ea-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
