Natsume (Jujube) - center (162 C)
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| Museum number | 162 |
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| Uemera number / title | 一; 櫨染 廿五 "Haze-some 25" |
| Folder location | 2nd shelf |
| Sample location | center (162 C) |
| Fiber type | silk |
| Color | beigy cream |
| Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | なつめ : Natsume |
| Dye (English common name) | Jujube |
| Dyestuff (botanical name) | Ziziphus jujuba Mill. var. inermis (Bunge) Rehder |
| Plant part | fruit /dried (?) |
| Dyestuff extraction | boiled in water |
| Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
| Mordant | lime water |
| Other auxiliary agent | - |
| Uemera's notes | Although use of leaves of this plant as dyestuff was described in the manuscript "Somemono-hayashinan (染物早指南)" from 1854 AD, the resultant color was not satisfactory. This had been mostly used when a fabric would be top-dyed with another plant. |
| Uemera's date | Kyoto |