Rakkasei (Peanut shell) - left (222 L)
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Museum number | 222 |
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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 |