Hishi (Trapa japonica) - right (122 R)
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| Museum number | 122 |
|---|---|
| Uemura number / title | ; "Haze-some 25" |
| Folder location | 2nd shelf |
| Sample location | right (122 R) |
| Fiber type | silk |
| Color | gray |
| Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | 菱 : Hishi |
| Dyestuff (botanical name) | Trapa japonica Flerow (T. bispinosa Roxb. var. iinumae Nakano) |
| Plant part | fruit/ dried (?) |
| Dyestuff extraction | boiled in water |
| Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
| Mordant | iron |
| Other auxiliary agent | - |
| Uemura's notes | After soaking the fabric in the dye bath, the iron mordant was also added to the bath. By mordanting in such way, the dye compound fixed to the fiber readily. |
| Uemura's date | Kyoto |