Sharinbai (Yeddo-Hawthorn) - center (90 C)
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| Museum number | 90 |
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| Uemera number / title | 一; 櫨染 廿五 "Haze-some 25" |
| Folder location | 1st shelf |
| Sample location | center (90 C) |
| Fiber type | silk |
| Color | dark brown |
| Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | しゃりんばい / テーチ木 / テカチ木 :Sharinbai |
| Dye (English common name) | Yeddo-Hawthorn |
| Plant part | bark /dried(?) |
| Dyestuff extraction | boiled in water |
| Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
| Mordant | iron; lime water |
| Other auxiliary agent | - |
| Uemera's notes | The fabric was soaked in: 1) dye bath; 2) iron mordant; 3) lime water; 4) iron mordant; and 5) dye bath. The actual example of dyeing brown with this technique could be found at Kainan islands, China; with the Ōshima-tsumugi textiles (大島紬); and with some fishing nets. |
| Uemera's date | Kyoto |