Fuki (Butterbur) - right (189 R)
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| Museum number | 189 |
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| Uemera number / title | 一; 櫨染 廿五 "Haze-some 25" |
| Folder location | 3rd shelf |
| Sample location | right (189 R) |
| Fiber type | silk |
| Color | dark brown |
| Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | 蕗 : Fuki |
| Dye (English common name) | Butterbur |
| Dyestuff (botanical name) | Petasites japonicus (Siebold et Zucc.) Maxim. subsp. japonicus |
| Plant part | stem peel /unspecified |
| Dyestuff extraction | boiled in water |
| Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
| Mordant | iron |
| Other auxiliary agent | - |
| Uemera's notes | The peel of the stem of Fuki for food consumption was used for this dyeing. The actual use of this plant as dyestuff was unknown. |
| Uemera's date | Kyoto |