Difference between revisions of "Annatto - left (136 L)"
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| Museum number | 136 |
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| Uemera number / title | 一; 櫨染 廿五 "Haze-some 25" |
| Folder location | 2nd shelf |
| Sample location | left (136 L) |
| Fiber type | silk |
| Color | yellow |
| Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | アンナット : Annatto |
| Dye (English common name) | Annatto |
| Plant part | seed /dried (?) |
| Dyestuff extraction | boiled in water |
| Auxiliary agent in dye bath | sodium carbonate |
| Mordant | - |
| Other auxiliary agent | vinegar |
| Uemera's notes | This sample is a deeper shade of the top right sample. The fabric was firstly soaked in a bath containing the dye extract mixed with sodium carbonate; and then in vinegar. Annatto is a seed from Bixa. Orellona. The plant is a shrub and found around the regions in South East Asia and India. |
| Uemera's date | Kyoto |