Yamamomo kawa (Bayberry) - left (12 L)

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Museum number 12
Uemera number / title 一; 櫨染 廿五 "Haze-some 25"
Folder location 1st shelf
Sample location left (12 L)
Fiber type silk
Color brown
Dyestuff (Japanese common name) 楊梅皮: Yamamomo kawa
Dye (English common name) Bayberry
Dyestuff (botanical name) Morella rubra Lour. (Myrica rubra Siebold et Zucc.)
Plant part bark /dried (?)
Dyestuff extraction boiled in water
Auxiliary agent in dye bath -
Mordant iron
Other auxiliary agent ash water
Uemera's notes With longer exposure to iron mordant bath, the color would become black.
Uemera's date Kyoto