Akane + Shikon - top (24 T)
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| Museum number | 24 |
|---|---|
| Uemera number / title | 一; 櫨染 廿五 "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 |
| 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. |
| Uemera's notes | A dyeing technique with madder is described in the "Shoku Nihongi (続日本紀)" (1177 AD) as "黒緋 (Kuroki-hi), 浅緋 (Asaki-hi)". The same color is named as "深緋 (Kokihi)" in the "Engishiki (延喜式)" (10th Century AD). |
| Uemera's date | Kyoto |