Difference between revisions of "Han no ki /Yashabushi - center (243 C)"
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| Museum number | 243 |
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| Uemera number / title | 一; 櫨染 廿五 "Haze-some 25" |
| Folder location | 4th shelf |
| Sample location | center (243 C) |
| Fiber type | cotton |
| Color | black |
| Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | 榛の木 /やしゃぶし : Han no ki /Yashabushi |
| Dyestuff (botanical name) | Alnus firma Siebold et Zucc. var. firma |
| Plant part | fruit / dried (?) |
| Dyestuff extraction | boiled in water |
| Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
| Mordant | lime water; iron |
| Other auxiliary agent | - |
| Uemera's notes | Mordanting only with lime water would make the resultant color yellow brown. This color is what was called "Sumi (墨) during the 7 -8th century AD in Japan. Mordanting with mud should have both effects of lime water and iron on dyeing. |
| Uemera's date | Kyoto |