Rakkasei (Peanut shell) - left (222 L)

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Museum number	222
Uemera number / title	一; 櫨染 廿五 "Haze-some 25"
Folder location	3rd shelf
Sample location	left (222 L)
Fiber type	silk
Color	light brown
Dyestuff (Japanese common name)	落花生 : Rakkasei
Dye (English common name)	Peanut
Dyestuff (botanical name)	Arachis hypogaea L.
Plant part	peanut shell /dried (?)
Dyestuff extraction	boiled in water
Auxiliary agent in dye bath	-
Mordant	lime water
Other auxiliary agent	-
Uemera's notes	Use of the nuts for dyeing was noted in the Senryo Shokubutsu-fu (染料植物譜) published in 1972, Japan, but not that of the shells.
Uemera's date	Kyoto