Difference between revisions of "Tobera no ki - center (356 C)"
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| Museum number | 356 |
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| Uemera number / title | 一; 櫨染 廿五 "Haze-some 25" |
| Folder location | 5th shelf |
| Sample location | center (356 C) |
| Fiber type | silk |
| Color | light ochre |
| Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | トベラの樹 : Tobera no ki |
| Dyestuff (botanical name) | Pittosporum tobira (Thunb.) W.T.Aiton |
| Plant part | bark / dried (?) |
| Dyestuff extraction | boiled in water |
| Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
| Mordant | iron |
| Other auxiliary agent | - |
| Uemera's notes | This plant was found to be not suitable for dyeing: it did not generate satisfactory color on a fabric. Use of lime water did not work well either. Use of leaves from the plant for dyeing was the same result. Actual use of this plant for dyeing is unknown. |
| Uemera's date | Kyoto |