Ichijiku (Fig) - right (200 R)
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Museum number | 200 |
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Uemera number / title | 一; 櫨染 廿五 "Haze-some 25" |
Folder location | 3rd shelf |
Sample location | right (200 R) |
Fiber type | silk |
Color | pale brown |
Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | いちじく : Ichijiku |
Dye (English common name) | Fig |
Dyestuff (botanical name) | Ficus carica L. |
Plant part | bark / dried (?) |
Dyestuff extraction | boiled in water |
Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
Mordant | lime water |
Other auxiliary agent | - |
Uemera's notes | According to the Senryo shokubutsu fu (染料植物譜) published in 1972, Japan, bark of fig tree is recognized as dyestuff with tannin, and called Kili Bark in Sudan. |
Uemera's date | Kyoto |