Onji - left (204 L)
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| Museum number | 204 |
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| Uemera number / title | 一; 櫨染 廿五 "Haze-some 25" |
| Folder location | 3rd shelf |
| Sample location | left (204 L) |
| Fiber type | silk |
| Color | pale brown |
| Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | 遠志 : Onji |
| Dyestuff (botanical name) | Polygala tenuifolia Willd. |
| Plant part | root /dried |
| Dyestuff extraction | boiled in water |
| Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
| Mordant | iron |
| Other auxiliary agent | - |
| Uemera's notes | Actual use of this plant as dyestuff was unknown, though listed as medicinal plant in the Shinnōhonzoukyo (神農本草経) from 300 BC - 200 AD, China. |
| Uemera's date | Kyoto |