black color

Iran
17th Century
Source: Pakzad, Z. (2017). Color Structure in the Persian Painting. Review of European Studies, 9(1), 1-17.
Recipe Details

Ingredients

carbon soot, bone, gum

Preparation Steps

To produce black color used in the painting, carbon soot and bone along with gum is used (p. 13).

Original Recipe Text

To produce black color used in the painting, carbon soot and bone along with gum is used (p. 13).

Evidence

"The result of this study was the extraction, preparation and remaking of seven main mineral colors in Persian painting."

Remarks

Today, the bulk of the black pigment used in the industry is composed of soot, which is relatively pure or mixed with other inorganic materials such as animal-based soot. Other black pigments include graphite and iron black oxides (p. 13).

Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
descriptive-analytic
remaking
experimental-based
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
Bindergum
ColorBlack
RegionIran
Approx. Year1650
Source Information
AuthorPakzad, Z.
CollectionUnknown
Language
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