Ume (Japanese plum) - right (38 R)

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Museum number 38
Uemura number / title ; "Haze-some 25"
Folder location 1st shelf
Sample location right (38 R)
Fiber type silk
Color yellowish brown
Dyestuff (Japanese common name) 梅 : Ume
Dye (English common name) Japanese plum
Dyestuff (botanical name) Armeniaca mume (Siebold et Zucc.) de Vriese (Prunus mume Siebold et Zucc.)
Plant part unspecified
Dyestuff extraction boiled in water
Auxiliary agent in dye bath -
Mordant lime
Other auxiliary agent lime water
Uemura's notes By using a larger quantity of lime, the color shifted toward more yellow tone. Resultant color would become black tone with iron mordant. The results would be similar when dyed with its bark. "".
Uemura's date Kyoto