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| Museum number | 294 |
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| Uemera number / title | 一; 櫨染 廿五 "Haze-some 25" |
| Folder location | 4th shelf |
| Sample location | right (294 R) |
| Fiber type | silk |
| Color | red |
| Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | 蘇芳 : Suō |
| Dye (English common name) | Brazilwood |
| Dyestuff (botanical name) | Caesalpinia sappan L. |
| Plant part | bark / dried (?) |
| Dyestuff extraction | boiled in water (?) |
| Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
| Mordant | alum |
| Other auxiliary agent | ash water |
| Uemera's notes | The fabric dyed with brazilwood and mordanted with alum was further soaked into ash water bath. The resultant color became slightly more purple. |
| Uemera's date | Kyoto |