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| Museum number | 3 |
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| Uemura number / title | ; "Haze-some 25" |
| Folder location | 1st shelf |
| Sample location | center (3 C) |
| Fiber type | Silk |
| Color | brown |
| Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | 紫根: Shikon |
| Dye (English common name) | Gromwell root |
| Dyestuff (botanical name) | Lithospermum erythrorhizon Siebold et Zucc. (L. officinale L. subsp. erythrorhizon (Siebold et Zucc.) Hand.-Mazz.) |
| Plant part | root /dried (?) |
| Dyestuff extraction | boiled in water |
| Auxiliary agent in dye bath | vinegar |
| Mordant | iron; ash water |
| Other auxiliary agent | - |
| Uemura's notes | Uemura thought that the dyed color was slightly too yellowish. The same dyeing technique is mentioned in the Heian (10 to 12 century AD) manuscript " (Engi-shiki)". |
| Uemura's date | Kyoto |