Kurumi (Walnut) - right (266 R)
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| Museum number | 266 |
|---|---|
| Uemera number / title | 一; 櫨染 廿五 "Haze-some 25" |
| Folder location | 4th shelf |
| Sample location | right (266 R) |
| Fiber type | silk |
| Color | gray (slightly yellow) |
| Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | 胡桃 : Kurumi |
| Dye (English common name) | Walnut |
| Dyestuff (botanical name) | Juglans mandshurica Maxim. var. sachalinensis (Miyabe et Kud) Kitam. (J. mandshurica var. sieboldiana (Maxim.) Makino) |
| Plant part | shell and nuts / dried (?) |
| Dyestuff extraction | boiled in water |
| Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
| Mordant | iron |
| Other auxiliary agent | - |
| Uemera's notes | The left sample was soaked into: 1) dye bath; 2) mordant bath; and 3) ash water bath. The resultant colors were similar to those dyed with bark of the tree. However the content of dye compound(s) appeared to be less. |
| Uemera's date | Kyoto |