Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) used as dye, pigment and rouge in China: modern laboratory preparations developed by critical interpretation of ancient texts
TitelSafflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) used as dye, pigment and rouge in China: modern laboratory preparations developed by critical interpretation of ancient texts
Verantwoordelijkheids-vermeldingJan Wouters, Cecily M. Grzywacz, Ana Claro
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SamenvattingThe earliest period of the use of safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.), hóng huā in China, is generally assumed not to be older than the third or fourth century, in the Western Jin dynasty (265-317 CE). The main red dye component is carthamin (C.I. Natural Red 26). For the development of identification strategies for easily fading red safflower colorants, historically relevant reference materials were prepared in the laboratory based on information available in the Qimin Yaoshu (China, 535 CE), in a 19th-century Western paper (France), and in a 20th-century traditional dyeing manual (Japan). The information provided in these publications was compared with present-day scientific knowledge and resulted in the establishment of simple preparation methods for dyed cotton, silk, and wool; pigment; and cosmetic rouge. This reference collection was used for the development of a novel identification strategy for safflower red in historic samples, even after color fading.
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9 p.