Tama ai (fermented indigo)- center (276 C)
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| Museum number | 276 |
|---|---|
| Uemera number / title | 一; 櫨染 廿五 "Haze-some 25" |
| Folder location | 4th shelf |
| Sample location | center (276 C) |
| Fiber type | cotton |
| Color | indigo blue |
| Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | 玉藍 ; Tama ai |
| Plant part | leaf / fermented |
| Dyestuff extraction | fermented indigo cake was mixed with an animal glue (Nikawa), and rubbed onto the fabric using a rope |
| Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
| Mordant | - |
| Other auxiliary agent | - |
| Uemera's notes | This technique refers to "Fufutsu (黼黻)" documented in the Shiki Shinhongi (史記秦本紀) from the 1st century BC., China; "Fu-i (黼衣) in the Nihon shoki (日本書紀) from 720 AD., Japan; and "Hari-ai-zuri (榛藍摺) in the Jyougan-shiki (貞観式) from the 8th century AD, Japan. More primitive method of this dyeing technique was also read in a classic poem in the volume 9, the Manyōshū (万葉集) ,from the 7th -8th century AD. |
| Uemera's date | Kyoto |