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== Description == | == Description == | ||
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A yellow-green dye developed from the flower buds of the Japanese [[pagoda%20tree|pagoda tree]], ''Sophora japonica,'' native to Japan, China and India. Waifa green is produced by dipping [[alum|alum]] mordanted [[cotton|cotton]] in the flower extract then drying the cloth in the sun. | A yellow-green dye developed from the flower buds of the Japanese [[pagoda%20tree|pagoda tree]], ''Sophora japonica,'' native to Japan, China and India. Waifa green is produced by dipping [[alum|alum]] mordanted [[cotton|cotton]] in the flower extract then drying the cloth in the sun. | ||
| + | * See also [[https://cameo.mfa.org/wiki/Sarikunen/Kaika_(Pagoda_tree)_-_center_(152_C) Uemura Archive]] and [[https://cameo.mfa.org/wiki/Pagoda_tree_(Styphnolobium_japonicum)_LC Dye analysis]] | ||
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Japanese pagoda tree (''Sophora japonica,'' Styphnolobium japonicum) | Japanese pagoda tree (''Sophora japonica,'' Styphnolobium japonicum) | ||
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* F. Crace-Calvert, ''Dyeing and Calico Printing'', Palmer & Howe, London, 1876 Comment: p. 304 | * F. Crace-Calvert, ''Dyeing and Calico Printing'', Palmer & Howe, London, 1876 Comment: p. 304 | ||
| − | * Wikipedia | + | * Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pagoda_tree (Accessed Oct. 8, 2005) |
| − | * | + | * Virginia Tech Dendrology website at www.fw.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/main.htm (accessed Oct. 8, 2005) |
[[Category:Materials database]] | [[Category:Materials database]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:13, 26 June 2022
Description
A yellow-green dye developed from the flower buds of the Japanese Pagoda tree, Sophora japonica, native to Japan, China and India. Waifa green is produced by dipping Alum mordanted Cotton in the flower extract then drying the cloth in the sun.
- See also [Uemura Archive] and [Dye analysis]
Synonyms and Related Terms
Japanese pagoda tree (Sophora japonica, Styphnolobium japonicum)
Resources and Citations
- F. Crace-Calvert, Dyeing and Calico Printing, Palmer & Howe, London, 1876 Comment: p. 304
- Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pagoda_tree (Accessed Oct. 8, 2005)
- Virginia Tech Dendrology website at www.fw.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/main.htm (accessed Oct. 8, 2005)