Karai (Cockscomb) - left (242 L)
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| Museum number | 242 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Uemura number / title | ; "Haze-some 25" | ||
| Folder location | 4th shelf | ||
| Sample location | left (242 L) | ||
| Fiber type | silk | ||
| Color | dull yellowish white | ||
| Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | からゐ : Karai | Dyestuff (botanical name) | Celosia cristata L. |
| Plant part | flower / fresh | ||
| Dyestuff extraction | extracted from fresh flower | ||
| Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - | ||
| Dyestuff (English common name) | Cockscomb | ||
| Mordant | - | ||
| Other auxiliary agent | - | ||
| Uemura's notes | The result was not satisfactory. The plant was read in a Japanese classic poem in the Manysh () , volume 7, from the 7th -8th century AD: | ||
| Uemura's date | Kyoto |