Kihada + Ai - left (281 L)
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| Museum number | 281 |
|---|---|
| Uemura number / title | ; "Haze-some 25" |
| Folder location | 4th shelf |
| Sample location | left (281 L) |
| Fiber type | silk |
| Color | yellow green |
| Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | 黄蘖＋藍 : Kihada + Ai |
| Dyestuff (botanical name) | Phellodendron amurense Rupr. var. amurense; and Persicaria tinctoria (Aiton) Spacn (Polygonum tinctoria Aiton) (?) |
| Plant part | K: inner bark / dried (?); A: leaf / fermented (?) |
| Dyestuff extraction | Kihada was boiled in water; note that Kihada and Indigo baths were prepared separately |
| Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
| Mordant | - |
| Other auxiliary agent | - |
| Uemura's notes | This dyeing is what was called "Kihada ()" in the Buyakuryo (), the 8th century AD, Japan. The yellow recorded in the Ebukuryo () from the 8th century AD, Japan could have been achieved by dyeing with Kuchinashi (Gardenia jasminoides Ellis var. jasminoides), Kariyasu (Miscanthus tinctorius (Steud.) Hack.) , or Kihada, but is thought to have been achieved with Kariyasu. |
| Uemura's date | Kyoto Murasakino |