Kuwa (Mulberry tree) - center (285 C)
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Museum number | 285 |
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Uemera number / title | 一; 櫨染 廿五 "Haze-some 25" |
Folder location | 4th shelf |
Sample location | center (285 C) |
Fiber type | silk |
Color | pale yellowish brown |
Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | 桑 : Kuwa |
Dye (English common name) | Mulberry tree |
Dyestuff (botanical name) | Morus australis Poir. (M. bombycis Koidz.) |
Plant part | bark /dried (?) |
Dyestuff extraction | boiled in water |
Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
Mordant | - |
Other auxiliary agent | ash water (separate bath) |
Uemera's notes | The fabric was soaked into 1) dye bath; and 2) ash water bath. This dyeing technique should be "Kuwa (桑)" in the Ebukuryo (衣服令), from the 8th century. AD, Japan; and "Kuwa-bara no sato (桑原里)" in the Harima fūdo-ki (播磨風土記), 8th century. AD, Japan. |
Uemera's date | Kyoto Murasakino |