Zakuro (Pomegranate) - right (148 R)
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| Museum number | 148 |
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| Uemera number / title | 一; 櫨染 廿五 "Haze-some 25" |
| Folder location | 2nd shelf |
| Sample location | right (148 R) |
| Fiber type | silk |
| Color | black |
| Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | 石榴 : Zakuro |
| Dye (English common name) | Pomegranate |
| Dyestuff (botanical name) | Punica granatum L. |
| Plant part | pericarp/dried (?) |
| Dyestuff extraction | boiled in water |
| Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
| Mordant | iron |
| Other auxiliary agent | - |
| Uemera's notes | The black achieved with this dyestuff would have a yellow tone, unlike the one with chestnut tree or oak tree that would have a blue tone. |
| Uemera's date | Kyoto |