Harikawa (Japanese Alder) - left (60 L)
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| Museum number | 60 |
|---|---|
| Uemura number / title | ; "Haze-some 25" |
| Folder location | 1st shelf |
| Sample location | left (60 L) |
| Fiber type | cotton |
| Color | light yellowish brown |
| Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | 榛皮 : Harikawa |
| Dye (English common name) | Japanese Alder |
| Dyestuff (botanical name) | Alnus japonica (Thunb.) Steud |
| Plant part | bark /dried (?) |
| Dyestuff extraction | boiled in water |
| Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
| Mordant | lime water |
| Other auxiliary agent | - |
| Dyeing process | The fabric was soaked into: 1) dye bath; 2) lime water; and 3) dye bath. |
| Uemura's notes | A dyed brown found in "Shimanuki, Tamba-cloth " is achieved by this recipe. For other brown found in the "Tamba-cloth" from Sasayama region () , Japan, they use holly tree (Soyogo) as dyestuff instead. |
| Uemura's date | Kyoto |