Hachijyo kariyasu /Kobunagusa - center (279 C)
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| Museum number | 279 |
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| Uemera number / title | 一; 櫨染 廿五 "Haze-some 25" |
| Folder location | 4th shelf |
| Sample location | center (279 C) |
| Fiber type | silk |
| Color | yellow |
| Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | 八丈刈安 /こぶなぐさ : Hachijyo kariyasu /Kobunagusa |
| Dyestuff (botanical name) | Arthraxon hispidus (Thunb.) Makino |
| Plant part | stem and leaf / dried |
| Dyestuff extraction | boiled in water |
| Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
| Mordant | ash water |
| Other auxiliary agent | - |
| Uemera's notes | The yellow found on the Kihachijyo cloth (黄八丈) is achieved by dyeing with this plant. The dyestuff used for this experiment was those fully dried leaves and stems. In case of using the fresh ones, the resultant color would be less green but more brown. |
| Uemera's date | Kyoto |