Difference between revisions of "Akane + Shikon - top (24 T)"
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! scope="row"|Dye (English common name) | ! scope="row"|Dye (English common name) | ||
− | | [[Madder]] and [[Gromwell]] | + | | [[Madder]] and [[Gromwell root]] |
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! scope="row"|Dyestuff (botanical name) | ! scope="row"|Dyestuff (botanical name) |
Latest revision as of 18:24, 17 June 2020
Museum number | 24 |
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Uemura number / title | ; "Haze-some 25" |
Folder location | 1st shelf |
Sample location | top (24 T) |
Fiber type | Silk |
Color | beige (slightly reddish purple) |
Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | 茜根 + 紫根: Akane + Shikon |
Dye (English common name) | Madder and Gromwell root |
Dyestuff (botanical name) | Rubia argyi (H.Lv. Et Vaniot) H.Hara ex Lauener (R. akane Nakai); and Lithospermum erythrorhizon Siebold et Zucc. (L. officinale L. subsp. erythrorhizon (Siebold et Zucc.) Hand.-Mazz.) |
Plant part | m: root /dried (?); g: root /dried (?) |
Dyestuff extraction | unspecified |
Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
Mordant | ash water |
Other auxiliary agent | - |
Dyeing process | The fabric was soaked into a dye bath of madder, mixed with Shikon root, and subsequently mordanted with ash water. |
Uemura's notes | A dyeing technique with madder is described in the "Shoku Nihongi ()" (1177 AD) as " (Kuroki-hi), (Asaki-hi)". The same color is named as " (Kokihi)" in the "Engishiki ()" (10th Century AD). |
Uemura's date | Kyoto |