Kariyasu (Eulalia) - right (278 R)
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Museum number | 278 |
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Uemera number / title | 一; 櫨染 廿五 "Haze-some 25" |
Folder location | 4th shelf |
Sample location | right (278 R) |
Fiber type | cotton |
Color | cream |
Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | 刈安 : Kariyasu |
Dyestuff (botanical name) | Miscanthus tinctorius (Steud.) Hack. |
Plant part | leaf / dried (?) |
Dyestuff extraction | boiled in water |
Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
Mordant | ash water |
Other auxiliary agent | - |
Uemera's notes | In the Nihon shoki (日本書紀) from 720 AD., Japan, it is said "令天下百姓服黄色衣". The yellow recoreded in the Ebuku-ryo (衣服令) from the 8th century. AD, Japan is considered to have been achieved by dyeing with this plant. |
Uemera's date | Kyoto |