Kashi (Myrobalan) - right (314 R)
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Museum number | 314 |
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Uemura number / title | ; "Haze-some 25" |
Folder location | 4th shelf |
Sample location | right (314 R) |
Fiber type | silk |
Color | beige |
Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | 訶子 : Kashi |
Dye (English common name) | Myrobalan |
Dyestuff (botanical name) | Terminalia chebula L. |
Plant part | fruit / dried (?) |
Dyestuff extraction | boiled in water |
Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
Mordant | - |
Other auxiliary agent | - |
Uemura's notes | The Bencao Gangmu, a Chinese medical book (accessible through: http://www.i-apple.jp/honzo/) from the late 16th century AD recorded as . The Tdaijikenmotsu-ch () (inventory of objects donated by the Emperor Shmu to the Tdaiji-temple in the city of Nara) from the 8th century AD, Japan, recorded as . |
Uemura's date | Kyoto |