Harikawa (Japanese Alder) - right (62 R)
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Museum number | 62 |
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Uemera number / title | 一; 櫨染 廿五 "Haze-some 25" |
Folder location | 1st shelf |
Sample location | right (62 R) |
Fiber type | silk |
Color | light golden brown |
Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | 榛皮 : Harikawa |
Dye (English common name) | Japanese Alder |
Dyestuff (botanical name) | Alnus japonica (Thunb.) Steud |
Plant part | bark /dried (?) |
Dyestuff extraction | boiled in water |
Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
Mordant | lime water (supernat) |
Other auxiliary agent | - |
Uemera's notes | Both samples in this folder were dyed in the same bath simultaneously. Silk fiber had better affinity with the dye compound(s), and its color became more red. |
Uemera's date | Kyoto |