Somemono imo/Kūrō (Faux-gambier) - right (142 R)
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Museum number | 142 |
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Uemura number / title | ; "Haze-some 25" |
Folder location | 2nd shelf |
Sample location | right (142 R) |
Fiber type | cotton |
Color | light brown |
Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | そめものいも /クーロー : Somemono imo /Kūrō |
Dye (English common name) | Faux-gambier |
Plant part | root /fresh (?) |
Dyestuff extraction | boiled in water |
Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
Mordant | lime water |
Other auxiliary agent | - |
Uemura's notes | In the Amami island, Japan, they used to use this technique when dyeing browns for the shima-tsumugi cloth. Nowadays, use of Tekachigi (Rhaphiolepis indica (L.) Lindl. Ex Ker var. umbellata (Thunb.) H.Ohashi) alternatively became more common. |
Uemura's date | Kyoto |