Kashi (Myrobalan) - left (314 L)
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| Museum number | 314 |
|---|---|
| Uemera number / title | 一; 櫨染 廿五 "Haze-some 25" |
| Folder location | 4th shelf |
| Sample location | left (314 L) |
| Fiber type | silk |
| Color | black |
| Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | 訶子 : Kashi |
| Dye (English common name) | Myrobalan |
| Dyestuff (botanical name) | Terminalia chebula L. |
| Plant part | fruit / dried (?) |
| Dyestuff extraction | boiled in water |
| Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
| Mordant | iron |
| Other auxiliary agent | - |
| Uemera's notes | The Bencao Gangmu, a Chinese medical book (本草綱目accessible through: http://www.i-apple.jp/honzo/) from the late 16th century AD recorded as 訶黎勒. The Tōdaijikenmotsu-chō (東大寺献物帳) (inventory of objects donated by the Emperor Shōmu to the Tōdaiji-temple in the city of Nara) from the 8th century AD, Japan, recorded as 呵梨勒. |
| Uemera's date | Kyoto |