Kariyasu (Eulalia) - center (29C)

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Museum number 29
Uemera number / title 一; 櫨染 廿五 "Haze-some 25"
Folder location 1st shelf
Sample location center (29C)
Fiber type cotton
Color light yellow
Dyestuff (Japanese common name) 苅安: Kariyasu
Dye (English common name) Eulalia
Dyestuff (botanical name) Miscanthus tinctorius (Steud.) Hack.
Plant part e: leaf /dried (?)
Dyestuff extraction boiled in water
Auxiliary agent in dye bath -
Mordant alum
Other auxiliary agent -
Uemera's notes The fastness of the color is superior to that mordanted with ash water. The color tone tends to be more greenish. This technique is used in Tamba (丹波) region, Japan.
Uemera's date Kyoto