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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | The Japanese name for a traditional Japanese yellow colorant obtained from the Japanese wax tree, (''Rhus succedanea''). The major colorant in haji is [ | + | The Japanese name for a traditional Japanese yellow colorant obtained from the Japanese wax tree, (''Rhus succedanea''). The major colorant in haji is [[fustin]]. The wax tree is primarily cultivated for the wax from its berries (see [[Japan wax]]) and for its sap which forms a natural lacquer (see [[lacquer, Oriental|urushi]]). |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 10:05, 16 January 2014
Description
The Japanese name for a traditional Japanese yellow colorant obtained from the Japanese wax tree, (Rhus succedanea). The major colorant in haji is Fustin. The wax tree is primarily cultivated for the wax from its berries (see Japan wax) and for its sap which forms a natural lacquer (see urushi).
Synonyms and Related Terms
haze (Jap.); Rhus succedanea
Additional Images
Wax tree bark
Authority
- R.Feller, M.Curran, C.Bailie, 'Identification of Traditional Organic Colorants Employed in Japanese Prints and Determination of their Rates of Fading', Japanese Woodblock Prints, Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Oberlin, 1984
- Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "Rhus" Encyclopædia Britannica [Accessed March 5, 2002].