Rakkasei (Peanut shell) - left (222 L)

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Museum number 222
Uemera number / title 一; 櫨染 廿五 "Haze-some 25"
Folder location 3rd shelf
Sample location left (222 L)
Fiber type silk
Color light brown
Dyestuff (Japanese common name) 落花生 : Rakkasei
Dye (English common name) Peanut
Dyestuff (botanical name) Arachis hypogaea L.
Plant part peanut shell /dried (?)
Dyestuff extraction boiled in water
Auxiliary agent in dye bath -
Mordant lime water
Other auxiliary agent -
Uemera's notes Use of the nuts for dyeing was noted in the Senryo Shokubutsu-fu (染料植物譜) published in 1972, Japan, but not that of the shells.
Uemera's date Kyoto