Shikon (Gromwell root) - right (237 R)
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Museum number | 237 |
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Uemura number / title | ; "Haze-some 25" |
Folder location | 4th shelf |
Sample location | right (237 R) |
Fiber type | silk |
Color | dull reddish purple |
Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | 紫根 : Shikon |
Dye (English common name) | Gromwell root |
Dyestuff (botanical name) | Lithospermum erythrorhizon Siebold et Zucc. (L. officinale L. subsp. erythrorhizon (Siebold et Zucc.) Hand.-Mazz.) |
Plant part | root / dried (?) |
Dyestuff extraction | boiled in water, and dyed in boiling bath |
Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
Mordant | - |
Other auxiliary agent | vinegar |
Uemura's notes | Normally, a dye bath with this dyestuff should not be boiled, but kept warm. |
Uemura's date | Kyoto |