Itadori (Japanese knotweed) - right (317 R)
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Museum number | 317 |
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Uemera number / title | 一; 櫨染 廿五 "Haze-some 25" |
Folder location | 4th shelf |
Sample location | right (317 R) |
Fiber type | silk |
Color | brown (slightly yellowish) |
Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | 虎杖 : Itadori |
Dyestuff (botanical name) | Fallopia japonica (Houtt.) Ronse Decr. var. japonica (Polygonum cuspidatum Siebold et Zucc.) |
Plant part | root / dried (?) |
Dyestuff extraction | boiled in water |
Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
Mordant | - |
Other auxiliary agent | - |
Uemera's notes | The concentration of the dye bath was high. The resultant color did not become red. Dyeing with its leaves and stems would hardly produce any color. |
Uemera's date | - |