Sukumo-Ai (Indigo) - right (272 R)
Revision as of 10:34, 8 June 2013 by (username removed)
| Museum number | 272 |
|---|---|
| Uemera number / title | 一; 櫨染 廿五 "Haze-some 25" |
| Folder location | 4th shelf |
| Sample location | right (272 R) |
| Fiber type | cotton |
| Color | light blue |
| Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | 蒅藍 ; Sukumo-Ai |
| Dye (English common name) | Indigo |
| Dyestuff (botanical name) | Persicaria tinctoria (Aiton) Spacn (Polygonum tinctoria Aiton) |
| Plant part | leaf / fermented |
| Dyestuff extraction | reduced in an alkaline condition bath |
| Auxiliary agent in dye bath | unspecified |
| Mordant | - |
| Other auxiliary agent | unspecified |
| Uemera's notes | This is what was called "Ai (藍)" in the Izumo Fūdoki (出雲風土記), an ancient record of the culture and geography of the Izmo region, Japan, from 733 AD. What was called as Asaki-hanada (浅縹) and Hanada (縹) in ancient Japan is an indigo dyed light blue; and Koki-hanada (深縹) is indigo dyed deep blue. |
| Uemera's date | Kyoto |