Takakibi (Sorghum) - right (339 R)

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Museum number 339
Uemera number / title 一; 櫨染 廿五 "Haze-some 25"
Folder location 5th shelf
Sample location right (339 R)
Fiber type silk
Color pale pink
Dyestuff (Japanese common name) 高キビ : Takakibi
Dye (English common name) sorghum
Dyestuff (botanical name) Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench
Plant part stem and leaf / unspecified
Dyestuff extraction boiled in water
Auxiliary agent in dye bath -
Mordant alum
Other auxiliary agent -
Uemera's notes When using ash water, the resultant color would be in a red tone, and when using alum, the resultant color would be in an orange.
Uemera's date Kyoto