Mokufuyo (Cotton rose) - bottom right (299 BR)
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Museum number | 299 |
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Uemera number / title | 一; 櫨染 廿五 "Haze-some 25" |
Folder location | 4th shelf |
Sample location | bottom right (299 BR) |
Fiber type | silk |
Color | khaki |
Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | 木芙蓉 : Mokufuyo |
Dye (English common name) | Cotton rose |
Dyestuff (botanical name) | Hibiscus mutabilis L. |
Plant part | purple red flower / ? |
Dyestuff extraction | boiled in water |
Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
Mordant | iron |
Other auxiliary agent | - |
Uemera's notes | In a manuscript from the Tempyo period (8th century AD), Japan, a dyeing technique with this plant for paper was recorded. |
Uemera's date | Kyoto |