Nashi (Pear) - left (390 L)
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| Museum number | 390 |
|---|---|
| Uemera number / title | 一; 櫨染 廿五 "Haze-some 25" |
| Folder location | 5th shelf |
| Sample location | left (390 L) |
| Fiber type | silk |
| Color | light purplish gray |
| Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | 梨 : Nashi |
| Dye (English common name) | Japanese pear |
| Dyestuff (botanical name) | Pyrus pyrifolia (Burm.f.) Nakai var. culta (Makino) Nakai |
| Plant part | fruit peel / fresh (?) |
| Dyestuff extraction | boiled in water |
| Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
| Mordant | lime |
| Other auxiliary agent | - |
| Uemera's notes | The resultant colors were unsatisfactory when mordanted with alum or iron. |
| Uemera's date | Kyoto |