Kunugi (Oak) - right (253 R)

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Museum number	253
Uemera number / title	一; 櫨染 廿五 "Haze-some 25"
Folder location	4th shelf
Sample location	right (253 R)
Fiber type	cotton
Color	dark brown
Dyestuff (Japanese common name)	くぬぎ : Kunugi
Dye (English common name)	Oak tree
Dyestuff (botanical name)	Quercus acutissima Carruth.
Plant part	bark / dried (?)
Dyestuff extraction	boiled in water
Auxiliary agent in dye bath	-
Mordant	iron
Other auxiliary agent	ash water (separate bath)
Uemera's notes	This color is what was named as "Shiba (柴)" recorded in the Ibukuryo, from the 8th century AD, Japan. The sample was soaked into 1) dye bath; 2) iron mordant bath; and 3) ash water bath. The resultant color was similar to those dyed with Quercus serrata Murray (Nara - 楢), Castanea crenata Siebold et Zucc. (Kuri - 栗), or Quercus glauca Thunb. (Kashi - 樫).
Uemera's date	Kyoto