Kuromatsu (Pine) - left (330 L)
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Museum number | 330 |
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Uemera number / title | 一; 櫨染 廿五 "Haze-some 25" |
Folder location | 5th shelf |
Sample location | left (330 L) |
Fiber type | silk |
Color | light ochre |
Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | 黒松 : Kuromatsu |
Dye (English common name) | Pine tree |
Dyestuff (botanical name) | Pinus thunbergii Parl. |
Plant part | bark / dried (?) |
Dyestuff extraction | boiled in water |
Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
Mordant | iron |
Other auxiliary agent | - |
Uemera's notes | Use of this plant for dyeing is recorded in the Senryo Shokubutsu-fu (染料植物譜), published in 1972, Japan. When dyed with the leaves, the resultant color was lighter. |
Uemera's date | Kyoto |