sekiou　石黄

KEY WORD :　 art history / paintings

Also yuuou 雄黄. Orpiment, king's yellow. A lustrous yellow pigment, *ganryou 顔料, found on Japanese paintings, *nihonga 日本画. Made from arsenic trisulphide As2S3. Formerly known as *shiou 雌黄.

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