Benibana (Safflower) - bottom (239 B)
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| Museum number | 239 |
|---|---|
| Uemura number / title | ; "Haze-some 25" |
| Folder location | 4th shelf |
| Sample location | bottom (239 B) |
| Fiber type | silk |
| Color | pinkish red |
| Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | 紅花 : Benibana |
| Dye (English common name) | Safflower |
| Dyestuff (botanical name) | Carthamus tinctoris L. |
| Plant part | flower petal / dried |
| Dyestuff extraction | boiled in water (?) |
| Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
| Mordant | - |
| Other auxiliary agent | vinegar (separate bath) |
| Uemura's notes | This color is what was called "Beni ()" in the Buyakuryo (), the 8th century AD, Japan. The plant was also read in Japanese classic poems in the Manysh () from the 7th -8th century AD: (volume 12); (volume 12); and (volume 11). |
| Uemura's date | Kyoto Murasakino |