Kunugi (Oak) - right (361 R)
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Museum number | 361 |
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Uemera number / title | 一; 櫨染 廿五 "Haze-some 25" |
Folder location | 5th shelf |
Sample location | right (361 R) |
Fiber type | silk |
Color | dark brown (more black tone) |
Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | 櫟 : Kunugi |
Dye (English common name) | Oak tree |
Dyestuff (botanical name) | Quercus acutissima Carruth. |
Plant part | leaf / unspecified |
Dyestuff extraction | boiled in water |
Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
Mordant | iron |
Other auxiliary agent | - |
Uemera's notes | 5g of the leaves were boiled in 100cc (= 100ml) of water, from which 25cc was used for the dyeing. The amount of the leaves contained in the 25cc was 2.5 times as much as that of the silk fabric used. |
Uemera's date | - |