Zakuro (Pomegranate) - right (71 R)

From CAMEO
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Normal

Uemura 04-23-2009 071.jpg

Museum number 71
Uemura number / title ; "Haze-some 25"
Folder location 1st shelf
Sample location right (71 R)
Fiber type silk
Color light dull mustard yellow
Dyestuff (Japanese common name) ざくろ : Zakuro
Dye (English common name) Pomegranate
Dyestuff (botanical name) Punica granatum L.
Plant part bark /dried (?)
Dyestuff extraction boiled in water
Auxiliary agent in dye bath -
Mordant -
Other auxiliary agent -
Uemura's notes By mordanting with ash water, the dyed color would become less beige but clearer yellow than the one without mordanting.
Uemura's date Kyoto