Yamamomo kawa (Bayberry) - right (11 R)

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Museum number 11
Uemera number / title 一; 櫨染 廿五 "Haze-some 25"
Folder location 1st shelf
Sample location right (11 R)
Fiber type silk
Color light brown
Dyestuff (Japanese common name) 楊梅皮: Yamamomo kawa
Dye (English common name) Bayberry
Dyestuff (botanical name) Morella rubra Lour. (Myrica rubra Siebold et Zucc.)
Plant part bark /dried (?)
Dyestuff extraction boiled in water
Auxiliary agent in dye bath -
Mordant -
Other auxiliary agent -
Uemera's notes This color is called as "楊梅 -Yamamomo" in the 延喜式 (Engi-shiki) and the 出雲風土記 (Izumo Fūdoki).
Uemera's date Kyoto