Han no ki /Yashabushi - center (243 C)
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Museum number | 243 |
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Uemura number / title | ; "Haze-some 25" |
Folder location | 4th shelf |
Sample location | center (243 C) |
Fiber type | cotton |
Color | black |
Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | 榛の木 /やしゃぶし : Han no ki /Yashabushi |
Dyestuff (botanical name) | Alnus firma Siebold et Zucc. var. firma |
Plant part | fruit / dried (?) |
Dyestuff extraction | boiled in water |
Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
Mordant | lime water; iron |
Other auxiliary agent | - |
Uemura's notes | Mordanting only with lime water would make the resultant color yellow brown. This color is what was called "Sumi () during the 7 -8th century AD in Japan. Mordanting with mud should have both effects of lime water and iron on dyeing. |
Uemura's date | Kyoto |