Mokukoku (Ternstroemia gymnanthera) - left (87 L)
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| Museum number | 87 |
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| Uemera number / title | 一; 櫨染 廿五 "Haze-some 25" |
| Folder location | 1st shelf |
| Sample location | left (87 L) |
| Fiber type | silk |
| Color | dark brown |
| Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | もくこく : Mokukoku |
| Dye (English common name) | Evergreen Tree |
| Dyestuff (botanical name) | Ternstroemia gymnanthera (Wight et Arn.) Bedd. |
| Plant part | bark /dried (?) |
| Dyestuff extraction | boiled in water |
| Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
| Mordant | iron; ash water |
| Other auxiliary agent | - |
| Uemera's notes | There is another plant, called Hamamokukoku (濱もくこく) or Sharinbai (しゃりんばい), which is similar to Mokukoku, used in the Ryuku islands, Japan. Mokukoku is used around the Izu region in Japan. |
| Uemera's date | Kyoto |