Nihon san no akane (Japanese madder) - right (293 R)
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Museum number | 293 |
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Uemura number / title | ; "Haze-some 25" |
Folder location | 4th shelf |
Sample location | right (293 R) |
Fiber type | silk |
Color | brownish orange |
Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | 日本産の茜根 : Nihon san no akane |
Dye (English common name) | Japanese madder |
Dyestuff (botanical name) | Rubia argyi (H.Lev. et Vaniot) H.Hara ex Lauener (R. akane Nakai) |
Plant part | root / dried (?) |
Dyestuff extraction | boiled in water (?) |
Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
Mordant | alum, lead acetate, sodium carbonate |
Other auxiliary agent | - |
Uemura's notes | This dyeing method referred to the European technique practiced in the early Meiji period (1868-1912 AD). The resultant color became more orange than those mordanted with ash water or lime water. The dyed color was also less red than those dyed with western madder. |
Uemura's date | Kyoto |