Tsuki kusa (Dayflower) - center (270 C)

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Uemura 08-13-2009 270.jpg

Museum number 270
Uemura number / title ; "Haze-some 25"
Folder location 4th shelf
Sample location center (270 C)
Fiber type silk
Color light blue + yellow dots
Dyestuff (Japanese common name) つき草 : Tsuki kusa
Dyestuff (English common name) Dayflower
Dyestuff (botanical name) Commelina communis L.
Plant part flower juice and pollen / fresh
Dyestuff extraction dyed with flower juice
Auxiliary agent in dye bath -
Mordant -
Other auxiliary agent -
Uemura's notes The yellow dots on the fabric are pollen of the flower. The plant was read in a Japanese classic poem in the Manysh () ,from the 7th -8th century AD:
Uemura's date Kyoto Murasakino