Tampopo (Dandelion) - left (216 L)

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Museum number 216
Uemura number / title ; "Haze-some 25"
Folder location 3rd shelf
Sample location left (216 L)
Fiber type silk
Color white
Dyestuff (Japanese common name) たんぽぽ : Tampopo
Dye (English common name) Dandelion
Dyestuff (botanical name) Taraxacum japonicum Koidz. (?)
Plant part root / dried (?)
Dyestuff extraction boiled in water
Auxiliary agent in dye bath -
Mordant lime water
Other auxiliary agent -
Uemura's notes The dye plant for this experiment was collected by Mr. Shoichi Gotoh (). With any mordants, including iron, lime water, aluminum oxide, copper, tin or chromium, the resultant color was unsatisfactory. It was not possible to produce purple.
Uemura's date Kyoto