Kashi (Myrobalan) - left (314 L)
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| Museum number | 314 |
|---|---|
| Uemura number / title | ; "Haze-some 25" |
| Folder location | 4th shelf |
| Sample location | left (314 L) |
| Fiber type | silk |
| Color | black |
| Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | 訶子 : Kashi |
| Dye (English common name) | Myrobalan |
| Dyestuff (botanical name) | Terminalia chebula L. |
| Plant part | fruit / dried (?) |
| Dyestuff extraction | boiled in water |
| Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
| Mordant | iron |
| Other auxiliary agent | - |
| Uemura's notes | The Bencao Gangmu, a Chinese medical book (accessible through: http://www.i-apple.jp/honzo/) from the late 16th century AD recorded as . The Tdaijikenmotsu-ch () (inventory of objects donated by the Emperor Shmu to the Tdaiji-temple in the city of Nara) from the 8th century AD, Japan, recorded as . |
| Uemura's date | Kyoto |