Analysis of Pigments in the Printing Inks of the First Japanese Postage Stamps, the Hand-Engraved Issues

作者：Araki Shuki^*; Kondo Emi; Shibata Tomohiro; Yokota Takeshi; Suzuki Marena; Hirashita Tsunehisa; Yamaguchi Koichi; Matsumoto Hiroki; Murase Yoshiaki

来源：Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 2016, 89(5): 595-602.

DOI：10.1246/bcsj.20150421

Pigments in the printing inks employed for Japanese hand engraved stamps, the first issues of Japanese postage stamps, were analyzed and characterized by means of FTIR, Raman, and XRF spectroscopy. This work has revealed, for the first time, the changes of the pigments used for all colors of the stamps issued during 1871-1876, and it has been recognized that a drastic change in the ink composition occurred in 1872, when the printing of the stamps was transferred from Matsuda to the Government.

• 出版日期2016-5-15