Mokufuyo (Cotton rose) - bottom left (299 BL) -missing
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Museum number | 299 |
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Uemura number / title | ; "Haze-some 25" |
Folder location | 4th shelf |
Sample location | bottom left (299 BL) -missing |
Fiber type | - |
Color | - |
Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | 木芙蓉 : Mokufuyo |
Dye (English common name) | Cotton rose |
Dyestuff (botanical name) | Hibiscus mutabilis L. |
Plant part | purple red flower / ? |
Dyestuff extraction | boiled in water |
Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
Mordant | lime water |
Other auxiliary agent | - |
Uemura's notes | In a manuscript from the Tempyo period (8th century AD), Japan, a dyeing technique with this plant for paper was recorded. |
Uemura's date | Kyoto |