Mokufuyo (Cotton rose) - top right (299 TR)
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| Museum number | 299 |
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| Uemera number / title | 一; 櫨染 廿五 "Haze-some 25" |
| Folder location | 4th shelf |
| Sample location | top right (299 TR) |
| Fiber type | silk |
| Color | beige |
| Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | 木芙蓉 : Mokufuyo |
| Dye (English common name) | Cotton rose |
| Dyestuff (botanical name) | Hibiscus mutabilis L. |
| Plant part | bark / dried (?) |
| Dyestuff extraction | boiled in water |
| Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
| Mordant | lime water |
| Other auxiliary agent | - |
| Uemera's notes | In a manuscript from the Tempyo period (8th century AD), Japan, a dyeing technique with this plant for paper was recorded. |
| Uemera's date | Kyoto |