Yomogi (Wormwood) - center (209 C)
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| Museum number | 209 |
|---|---|
| Uemura number / title | ; "Haze-some 25" |
| Folder location | 3rd shelf |
| Sample location | center (209 C) |
| Fiber type | silk |
| Color | greenish beige |
| Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | よもぎ : Yomogi |
| Dye (English common name) | Wormwood |
| Dyestuff (botanical name) | Artemisia indica Willd. var. maximowiczii (Nakai) H.Hara (A. princeps Pamp.) |
| Plant part | leaf & stem /unspecified |
| Dyestuff extraction | boiled in water |
| Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
| Mordant | lime water |
| Other auxiliary agent | - |
| Uemura's notes | In a Chinese medical book, called Bencao Gangmu (accessible through: http://www.i-apple.jp/honzo/) from late 16th century AD, the plant was given a Chinese character "", and in other books: "" or "". |
| Uemura's date | Kyoto |