Tsuki kusa (Dayflower) - top (271 T)
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| Museum number | 271 |
|---|---|
| Uemura number / title | ; "Haze-some 25" |
| Folder location | 4th shelf |
| Sample location | top (271 T) |
| Fiber type | silk |
| Color | light blue |
| Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | つき草 : Tsuki kusa |
| Dyestuff (botanical name) | Commelina communis L. |
| Plant part | flower juice / fresh |
| Dyestuff extraction | dyed with flower juice |
| Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
| Mordant | - |
| Other auxiliary agent | - |
| Uemura's notes | The bottom sample was subsequently soaked into water: the color was fugitive. The plant was read in a Japanese classic poem: |
| Uemura's date | Kyoto |