Ketsumeishi (Sicklepod) - right (86 R)
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Museum number | 86 |
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Uemera number / title | 一; 櫨染 廿五 "Haze-some 25" |
Folder location | 1st shelf |
Sample location | right (86 R) |
Fiber type | silk |
Color | light ocher |
Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | 決明子 : Ketsumeishi |
Dyestuff (botanical name) | Senna obtusifolia (L.) H.S. Irwin et Barneby (Cassia obtusifolia L.) |
Plant part | seed /dried |
Dyestuff extraction | boiled in water |
Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
Mordant | iron |
Other auxiliary agent | - |
Uemera's notes | The dyestuff used for this experiment was from Yamaguchi, Japan. The resultant color was significantly different from the ones dyed with the Chinese one. |
Uemera's date | Kyoto |