Ki-iro no bara - left (183 L)
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Museum number | 183 |
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Uemera number / title | 一; 櫨染 廿五 "Haze-some 25" |
Folder location | 3rd shelf |
Sample location | left (183 L) |
Fiber type | silk |
Color | mustard yellow |
Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | 黄色の薔薇 : Ki-iro no bara |
Dye (English common name) | Tea rose /yellow rose |
Dyestuff (botanical name) | Rosa x centifolia L. (?) |
Plant part | flower /fresh (?) |
Dyestuff extraction | boiled in water |
Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
Mordant | copper |
Other auxiliary agent | - |
Uemera's notes | When rubbing fresh flower petals of the rose on a fabric, the resultant color was pale yellow. And by mordanting this with copper, the color became ochre. The dye compound did not have good affinity with the fiber. |
Uemera's date | Kyoto |