Yamakuwa (Korean mulberry) - center (124 C)
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| Museum number | 124 |
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| Uemera number / title | 一; 櫨染 廿五 "Haze-some 25" |
| Folder location | 2nd shelf |
| Sample location | center (124 C) |
| Fiber type | silk |
| Color | yellow ochre |
| Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | 山桑 : Yamakuwa |
| Dyestuff (botanical name) | Morus australis Poir. (M. bombycis Koidz.) |
| Plant part | branch/ dried (?) |
| Dyestuff extraction | boiled in water |
| Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
| Mordant | iron |
| Other auxiliary agent | - |
| Uemera's notes | When mordanted with ash water, the dyed color would become more yellow. There is another species of Yamakuwa called Tsumi (柘). In the Honzo koumoku (本草綱目), Chinese manuscript from the 16th century AD, it is said that Tsumi is Tsugekuwa (柘桑), which is different from Yamakuwa. It was also not certain whether Japanese Kuwa tree is actually the same as Tsumi (柘). |
| Uemera's date | Kyoto |