Shikimi (Aniseed tree) - right (42 R)

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Museum number	42
Uemera number / title	一; 櫨染 廿五 "Haze-some 25"
Folder location	1st shelf
Sample location	right (42 R)
Fiber type	silk
Color	pale brown
Dyestuff (Japanese common name)	梻 : Shikimi
Dyestuff (botanical name)	Illicium anisatum L.
Plant part	heartwood /dried (?)
Dyestuff extraction	boiled in water
Auxiliary agent in dye bath	-
Mordant	-
Other auxiliary agent	ash water
Dyeing process	The temperature of the dye bath was kept in warm.
Uemera's notes	When dyed in a cold bath, the resultant color would be yellow, not red tone. Without adding ash water, the resultant color would be a pale yellow tone, which is not satisfactory. Use of its leaves for dyeing would also achive the same results. The dyeing technique was known to be used for "丹波布 (Tamba-cloth)" (the dyed color of the Tamba-cloth is generally in more brown tone).
Uemera's date	Kyoto