Ninniku (Garlic) - right (382 R)
Revision as of 09:14, 8 June 2013 by (username removed)
| Museum number | 382 |
|---|---|
| Uemera number / title | 一; 櫨染 廿五 "Haze-some 25" |
| Folder location | 5th shelf |
| Sample location | right (382 R) |
| Fiber type | silk |
| Color | white (slightly brownish) |
| Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | にんにく: Ninniku |
| Dye (English common name) | garlic |
| Dyestuff (botanical name) | Allium sativum L. |
| Plant part | outer skin / dried (?) |
| Dyestuff extraction | boiled in water |
| Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
| Mordant | alum |
| Other auxiliary agent | - |
| Uemera's notes | Mordanting with lime would not produce a color on the fabric like mordanting with alum. The plant was not found to be a good dyestuff. |
| Uemera's date | Kyoto |