Lac-dye - center (304 C)

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Museum number	304
Uemera number / title	一; 櫨染 廿五 "Haze-some 25"
Folder location	4th shelf
Sample location	center (304 C)
Fiber type	silk
Color	reddish pink
Dyestuff (Japanese common name)	ラックダイ : Lac-dye
Dye (English common name)	Lac dye
Dyestuff (botanical name)	resinous secretion developed by the scale insect Kerria lacca
Plant part	Extracted dye compounds and alum absorbed in cotton batting
Dyestuff extraction	soaked in water
Auxiliary agent in dye bath	-
Mordant	alum (originally contained in the dye extract)
Other auxiliary agent	vinegar
Uemera's notes	The Enji-wata (臙脂綿) a cotton wool containing extracted dye compounds of lac dye and alum. The resultant colors of those dyed with this extract and those with the raw material would be similar. 麒麟竭染 (Kirinketsu-zome) recorded in a manuscript from the Tempyo period (8th century AD), Japan is considered to be a dyeing technique with lac dyes. The resultant color was similar to that of cochineal dyeing, but was more purple.
Uemera's date	Kyoto