Ouren (Goldthread) - right (296 R)
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| Museum number | 296 |
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| Uemera number / title | 一; 櫨染 廿五 "Haze-some 25" |
| Folder location | 4th shelf |
| Sample location | right (296 R) |
| Fiber type | silk |
| Color | yellow |
| Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | 黄蓮 : Ouren |
| Dye (English common name) | Goldthread |
| Dyestuff (botanical name) | Coptis japonica (Thunb.) Makino var. anemonifolia (Siebold et Zucc.) H.Ohba |
| Plant part | root / dried (?) |
| Dyestuff extraction | boiled in water |
| Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
| Mordant | - |
| Other auxiliary agent | - |
| Uemera's notes | The dyeing technique was recorded in the Buyakuryo (賦役令), the 8th century AD, Japan. In the list compiled by the Ministry of Forestry, it was recorded that the root and stem of this plant were used as a yellow dye in Tōhoku, Chugoku and Shikoku regions in Japan. |
| Uemera's date | Kyoto |