Mehajiki (Oriental motherwort) - right (375 R)
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| Museum number | 375 |
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| Uemera number / title | 一; 櫨染 廿五 "Haze-some 25" |
| Folder location | 5th shelf |
| Sample location | right (375 R) |
| Fiber type | silk |
| Color | white |
| Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | メハジキ : Mehajiki |
| Dyestuff (botanical name) | Leonurus japonicus Houtt. (L. sibiricus auct. non L.) |
| Plant part | stem, leaf / unspecified |
| Dyestuff extraction | boiled in water |
| Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
| Mordant | lime |
| Other auxiliary agent | - |
| Uemera's notes | The plant for this experiment was collected by Mr. Shoichi Gotoh (後藤捷一). The result of this dyeing was similar, although inferior, to that of dyeing with Yomogi plant (Artemisia indica Willd. var. maximowiczii (Naki) H.Hara (A. princeps Pamp.)). |
| Uemera's date | Kyoto |