Yama ai (Mercurialis leiocarpa) - center (277 C)

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Museum number 277
Uemura number / title ; "Haze-some 25"
Folder location 4th shelf
Sample location center (277 C)
Fiber type -
Color dark brown stains
Dyestuff (Japanese common name) 山藍 ; Yama ai
Dyestuff (botanical name) Mercurialis leiocarpa Siebold et Zecc.
Plant part leaf / fresh
Dyestuff extraction rubbed onto the fabric
Auxiliary agent in dye bath -
Mordant -
Other auxiliary agent -
Uemura's notes After collecting the leaves, they were left for a while until they became blue; and then rubbed onto the fabric. At first, the rubbed color was blue, however eventually discolored. The dyeing technique was read in a classic poem in the Manysh () ,from the 7th -8th century AD; and recorded as "Ao-zuri no koromo () in the Kojiki (), from 712 AD, Japan, and "Ao-zurin no hou ()" in the Jyougan-shiki () from the 8th century AD, Japan.
Uemura's date Kyoto