Mehajiki (Oriental motherwort) - top (327 T)
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Museum number | 327 |
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Uemura number / title | ; "Haze-some 25" |
Folder location | 5th shelf |
Sample location | top (327 T) |
Fiber type | silk |
Color | light olive green |
Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | メハジキ : Mehajiki |
Dyestuff (botanical name) | Leonurus japonicus Houtt. (L. sibiricus auct. non L.) |
Plant part | leaf and stem / dried (?) |
Dyestuff extraction | boiled in water |
Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
Mordant | copper |
Other auxiliary agent | - |
Uemura's notes | Dyeing green with this plant is recorded in the Senryo Shokubutsu-fu (), published in 1972, Japan. The dyestuff for this experiment was collected and provided by Mr. Shichi Goto. |
Uemura's date | Kyoto |