Ninniku (Garlic) - left (382 L)
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| Museum number | 382 |
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| Uemera number / title | 一; 櫨染 廿五 "Haze-some 25" |
| Sample location | left (382 L) |
| Fiber type | silk |
| Color | light brown |
| Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | にんにく: Ninniku |
| Dye (English common name) | garlic |
| Dyestuff (botanical name) | Allium sativum L. |
| Plant part | outer skin / dried (?) |
| Dyestuff extraction | boiled in water |
| Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
| Mordant | iron |
| Other auxiliary agent | - |
| Uemera's notes | Mordanting with lime would not produce a color on the fabric like mordanting with alum. The plant was not found to be a good dyestuff. |
| Uemera's date | Kyoto |