Nashi (Pear) - left (390 L)
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Museum number | 390 |
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Uemura number / title | ; "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 | - |
Uemura's notes | The resultant colors were unsatisfactory when mordanted with alum or iron. |
Uemura's date | Kyoto |