Nihon san no akane (Japanese madder) - right (293 R)
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| Museum number | 293 |
|---|---|
| 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 |