Kurumi (Walnut) - left (264 L)
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| Museum number | 264 |
|---|---|
| Uemura number / title | ; "Haze-some 25" |
| Folder location | 4th shelf |
| Sample location | left (264 L) |
| Fiber type | silk |
| Color | dark brown (slightly blue) |
| Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | 胡桃 : Kurumi |
| Dye (English common name) | Walnut tree |
| Dyestuff (botanical name) | Juglans mandshurica Maxim. var. sachalinensis (Miyabe et Kud) Kitam. (J. mandshurica var. sieboldiana (Maxim.) Makino) |
| Plant part | bark / dried (?) |
| Dyestuff extraction | boiled in water |
| Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
| Mordant | iron |
| Other auxiliary agent | ash water |
| Uemura's notes | The resultant color would be more brown by increasing the amount of ash water; and be more black by decreasing it. |
| Uemura's date | Kyoto |