Kusagi (Glorybower) - right (101 R)
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| Museum number | 101 |
|---|---|
| Uemera number / title | 一; 櫨染 廿五 "Haze-some 25" |
| Folder location | 2nd shelf |
| Sample location | right (101 R) |
| Fiber type | silk |
| Color | pale greenish gray |
| Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | くさぎ : Kusagi |
| Dye (English common name) | Dreiteiliger Losbaum |
| Dyestuff (botanical name) | Clerodendrum tricbotomum Thunb. var. trichotomum |
| Plant part | berry |
| Dyestuff extraction | boiled in water |
| Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
| Mordant | - |
| Other auxiliary agent | vinegar |
| Uemera's notes | Use of vinegar made the dyed color less yellow but more blue. Use of ash water or lime water in dyeing would make the dyed color more yellow; hence the color would become a green tone. |
| Uemera's date | Kyoto |