Somemono imo/Kūrō (Faux-gambier) - bottom (142 B)
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| Museum number | 142 |
|---|---|
| Uemura number / title | ; "Haze-some 25" |
| Folder location | 2nd shelf |
| Sample location | bottom (142 B) |
| Fiber type | cotton |
| Color | greenish brown |
| Dye (English common name) | Faux-gambier |
| Plant part | root /fresh (?) |
| Dyestuff extraction | boiled in water |
| Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
| Mordant | lime water; melanterite |
| Other auxiliary agent | - |
| Uemura's notes | In the Amami island, Japan, they used to use this technique when dyeing browns for the shima-tsumugi cloth. Nowadays, use of Tekachigi (Rhaphiolepis indica (L.) Lindl. Ex Ker var. umbellata (Thunb.) H.Ohashi) alternatively became more common. |
| Uemura's date | Kyoto |