Kakitsubata - center (284 C)
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| Museum number | 284 |
|---|---|
| Uemera number / title | 一; 櫨染 廿五 "Haze-some 25" |
| Folder location | 4th shelf |
| Sample location | center (284 C) |
| Fiber type | cotton |
| Color | pale purple stains |
| Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | 垣津幡 : Kakitsubata |
| Dye (English common name) | Iris |
| Dyestuff (botanical name) | Iris Iaevigata Fisch. |
| Plant part | flower petal /fresh |
| Dyestuff extraction | rubbed onto the fabric |
| Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
| Mordant | - |
| Other auxiliary agent | - |
| Uemera's notes | One of the primitive dyeing techniques using fresh flower petal. This experiment was carried out in May 1931. The technique was read in a classic poem in the Manyōshū (万葉集), volume 17, from the 7th -8th century AD: かきつばた衣に摺りつけますらをのきそひ猟する月は未にけり |
| Uemera's date | Kyoto |