Kuri (Chestnut) - left (348L)

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Museum number 348
Uemera number / title 一; 櫨染 廿五 "Haze-some 25"
Folder location 5th shelf
Sample location left (348L)
Fiber type silk
Color yellowish brown
Dyestuff (Japanese common name) 栗 : Kuri
Dye (English common name) chestnut tree
Dyestuff (botanical name) Castanea crenata Siebold et Zucc.
Plant part leaf / dried
Dyestuff extraction boiled in water
Auxiliary agent in dye bath -
Mordant lime
Other auxiliary agent -
Uemera's notes For this dyeing experiment, those withered leaves were collected at the end of autumn.
Uemera's date Kyoto