Tsuki kusa (Dayflower) - center (270 C)
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| Museum number | 270 |
|---|---|
| Uemera number / title | 一; 櫨染 廿五 "Haze-some 25" |
| Folder location | 4th shelf |
| Sample location | center (270 C) |
| Fiber type | silk |
| Color | light blue + yellow dots |
| Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | つき草 : Tsuki kusa |
| Dyestuff (botanical name) | Commelina communis L. |
| Plant part | flower juice and pollen / fresh |
| Dyestuff extraction | dyed with flower juice |
| Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
| Mordant | - |
| Other auxiliary agent | - |
| Uemera's notes | The yellow dots on the fabric are pollen of the flower. The plant was read in a Japanese classic poem in the Manyōshū (万葉集) ,from the 7th -8th century AD: 鴨頭草（つきくさ）のうつろひやすく思へかも我が念ふ人の言も告げ来ぬ |
| Uemera's date | Kyoto Murasakino |