Harikawa (Japanese Alder) - right (64 R)

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Museum number	64
Uemera number / title	一; 櫨染 廿五 "Haze-some 25"
Folder location	1st shelf
Sample location	right (64 R)
Fiber type	silk
Color	brown
Dyestuff (Japanese common name)	榛皮 : Harikawa
Dye (English common name)	Japanese Alder
Dyestuff (botanical name)	Alnus japonica (Thunb.) Steud
Plant part	bark /dried (?)
Dyestuff extraction	boiled in water
Auxiliary agent in dye bath	-
Mordant	lime water (supernate); iron
Other auxiliary agent	-
Dyeing process	1) dye bath; 2) supernate of lime water; 3) iron mordant (small quantity); 4) dye bath; and 5) lime water.
Uemera's notes	The quantity of the iron mordant used was greater here; the larger the amount of iron mordant was, the more the color would shift towards black tone. Note that similar browns are found with "Tamba-cloth 丹波布".
Uemera's date	Kyoto