Sugi (Japanese Red Cedar) - right (22 R)

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Museum number 22
Uemera number / title 一; 櫨染 廿五 "Haze-some 25"
Folder location 1st shelf
Sample location right (22 R)
Fiber type silk
Color beige brown
Dyestuff (Japanese common name) 杦 : Sugi
Dye (English common name) Japanese Red Cedar
Dyestuff (botanical name) Cryptomeria japonica (L.f.) D.Don
Plant part branch /dried (?)
Dyestuff extraction boiled in water
Auxiliary agent in dye bath -
Mordant iron
Other auxiliary agent -
Dyeing process The mordant was directly added into the dye bath.
Uemera's notes The colors "呉桃染、黄黒染、杦染、皀染" were documented in the ”Shoku Nihongi (続日本紀)”, published in 1177 AD. The color "杦染" is thought to be a bluish black. It was difficult to achieve a deeper depth of shade.
Uemera's date -