Chūjōhime
Imprint:
Early-Edo period, Nara ehon
Description:
"Chūjōhime" is a folkrole story of a princess. The reason that all color (in this book) still remains bright and sharp is because they used mineral paints and inks. The green color was made from verdigris which was formed by copper. The red color was made from mercury.
FutureLearn:
Japaense Culture Through Rare Books
Created/Published
The first half of 17th Century
Genre:
Illustrated Tales
Color:
#564941
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#AE8D74
#C3A48C
#C69579
Size
Yokohon (Height 16.5cm × Width 24cm)
Binding Style:
Fukurotoji
Scripts/Fonts:
Hiragana and Kanji with Illustration
Source:
Keio Institute of Oriental Classics
092・ト46・1