Yamakuwa (Korean mulberry) - center (124 C)

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Museum number 124
Uemera number / title 一; 櫨染 廿五 "Haze-some 25"
Folder location 2nd shelf
Sample location center (124 C)
Fiber type silk
Color yellow ochre
Dyestuff (Japanese common name) 山桑 : Yamakuwa
Dyestuff (botanical name) Morus australis Poir. (M. bombycis Koidz.)
Plant part branch/ dried (?)
Dyestuff extraction boiled in water
Auxiliary agent in dye bath -
Mordant iron
Other auxiliary agent -
Uemera's notes When mordanted with ash water, the dyed color would become more yellow. There is another species of Yamakuwa called Tsumi (柘). In the Honzo koumoku (本草綱目), Chinese manuscript from the 16th century AD, it is said that Tsumi is Tsugekuwa (柘桑), which is different from Yamakuwa. It was also not certain whether Japanese Kuwa tree is actually the same as Tsumi (柘).
Uemera's date Kyoto