Satsumaimo (Sweet potato) - center (340 C)
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| Museum number | 340 |
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| Uemera number / title | 一; 櫨染 廿五 "Haze-some 25" |
| Folder location | 5th shelf |
| Sample location | center (340 C) |
| Fiber type | silk |
| Color | light ochre |
| Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | サツマイモ ; Satsumaimo |
| Dye (English common name) | Sweet potato |
| Dyestuff (botanical name) | Ipomoea batatas (L.) Poir. var. edulis (Thunb.) Kuntze |
| Plant part | root / unspecified |
| Dyestuff extraction | boiled in water |
| Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
| Mordant | iron |
| Other auxiliary agent | - |
| Uemera's notes | The leaf and stem of the plant would not be a good source for dye. |
| Uemera's date | Kyoto |