Difference between revisions of "Daio (family Polygonaceae) - center (309 C)"
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| Museum number | 309 |
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| Uemera number / title | 一; 櫨染 廿五 "Haze-some 25" |
| Folder location | 4th shelf |
| Sample location | center (309 C) |
| Fiber type | silk |
| Color | yellow ochre |
| Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | 大黄 : Daio |
| Plant part | root / dried (?) |
| Dyestuff extraction | boiled in water |
| Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
| Mordant | - |
| Other auxiliary agent | vinegar (separate bath) |
| Uemera's notes | The dyed fabric was subsequently soaked into vinegar, which made the color clearer. In the Tōdaijikenmotsu-chō (東大寺献物帳) (inventory of objects donated by the Emperor Shōmu to the Tōdaiji-temple in the city of Nara) from 8th century AD, Japan, it is recorded that approximately 550 kg of this plant was donated: "大黄 九百九十一斤八兩 並袋 ". Jiō (地黄) (Rehmannia glutinosa (Gaertn.) Libosch. ex Fiscg. et C.A.Mey. f. glutinosa) would not be suitable for dyeing. |
| Uemera's date | Kyoto |