Hisagi/Akamekashiwa - left (267 L)
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Museum number | 267 |
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Uemera number / title | 一; 櫨染 廿五 "Haze-some 25" |
Folder location | 4th shelf |
Sample location | left (267 L) |
Fiber type | silk |
Color | black (slightly yellowish) |
Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | 楸 /あかめかしわ : Hisagi/Akamekashiwa |
Dyestuff (botanical name) | Mallotus japonicus (L.f.) Mll. Arg. |
Plant part | leaf / dried (?) |
Dyestuff extraction | boiled in water |
Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
Mordant | iron |
Other auxiliary agent | ash water |
Uemera's notes | Use of this plant for dyeing paper (楸染紙) is recorded in manuscripts from the Tempyo period (729 - 749 AD), Japan. The application on textiles is not found there, however it could have been possible. |
Uemera's date | Kyoto |