Kuwa (Mulberry tree) - center (285 C)
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| Museum number | 285 |
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| Uemura number / title | ; "Haze-some 25" |
| Folder location | 4th shelf |
| Sample location | center (285 C) |
| Fiber type | silk |
| Color | pale yellowish brown |
| Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | 桑 : Kuwa |
| Dye (English common name) | Mulberry tree |
| Dyestuff (botanical name) | Morus australis Poir. (M. bombycis Koidz.) |
| Plant part | bark /dried (?) |
| Dyestuff extraction | boiled in water |
| Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
| Mordant | - |
| Other auxiliary agent | ash water (separate bath) |
| Uemura's notes | The fabric was soaked into 1) dye bath; and 2) ash water bath. This dyeing technique should be "Kuwa ()" in the Ebukuryo (), from the 8th century. AD, Japan; and "Kuwa-bara no sato ()" in the Harima fdo-ki (), 8th century. AD, Japan. |
| Uemura's date | Kyoto Murasakino |