Onji - left (204 L)
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Museum number | 204 |
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Uemura number / title | ; "Haze-some 25" |
Folder location | 3rd shelf |
Sample location | left (204 L) |
Fiber type | silk |
Color | pale brown |
Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | 遠志 : Onji |
Dyestuff (botanical name) | Polygala tenuifolia Willd. |
Plant part | root /dried |
Dyestuff extraction | boiled in water |
Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
Mordant | iron |
Other auxiliary agent | - |
Uemura's notes | Actual use of this plant as dyestuff was unknown, though listed as medicinal plant in the Shinnhonzoukyo () from 300 BC - 200 AD, China. |
Uemura's date | Kyoto |