Shikimi (Aniseed tree) - left (46 L)

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Museum number 46
Uemera number / title 一; 櫨染 廿五 "Haze-some 25"
Folder location 1st shelf
Sample location left (46 L)
Fiber type silk
Color light yellow brown
Dyestuff (Japanese common name) 梻 : Shikimi
Dyestuff (botanical name) Illicium anisatum L.
Plant part heartwood /dried (?)
Dyestuff extraction boiled in water
Auxiliary agent in dye bath -
Mordant alum
Other auxiliary agent -
Uemera's notes If dyed with its bark, the resultant color would generally become more yellow.
Uemera's date Kyoto