Harikawa (Japanese Alder) - left (60 L)

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Museum number	60
Uemera number / title	一; 櫨染 廿五 "Haze-some 25"
Folder location	1st shelf
Sample location	left (60 L)
Fiber type	cotton
Color	light yellowish brown
Dyestuff (Japanese common name)	榛皮 : Harikawa
Dye (English common name)	Japanese Alder
Dyestuff (botanical name)	Alnus japonica (Thunb.) Steud
Plant part	bark /dried (?)
Dyestuff extraction	boiled in water
Auxiliary agent in dye bath	-
Mordant	lime water
Other auxiliary agent	-
Dyeing process	The fabric was soaked into: 1) dye bath; 2) lime water; and 3) dye bath.
Uemera's notes	A dyed brown found in "Shimanuki, Tamba-cloth 丹波布" is achieved by this recipe. For other brown found in the "Tamba-cloth" from Sasayama region (篠山) , Japan, they use holly tree (Soyogo) as dyestuff instead.
Uemera's date	Kyoto