youkou　洋紅

KEY WORD :　art history / paintings

Carmine, a crimson pigment. An alkaline organometallic compound, taken from the female cochineal insect which lives on desert cactus in central America. Processed and used in powdered form as a red paint. First imported to Japan in the late Edo period. Youkou is a very strong pigment, resistant to fading.

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