Shikimi (Aniseed tree) - left (46 L)
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Museum number | 46 |
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Uemura number / title | ; "Haze-some 25" |
Folder location | 1st shelf |
Sample location | left (46 L) |
Fiber type | silk |
Color | light yellow brown |
Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | 梻 : Shikimi |
Dyestuff (English common name) | Aniseed tree |
Dyestuff (botanical name) | Illicium anisatum L. |
Plant part | heartwood /dried (?) |
Dyestuff extraction | boiled in water |
Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
Mordant | alum |
Other auxiliary agent | - |
Uemura's notes | If dyed with its bark, the resultant color would generally become more yellow. |
Uemura's date | Kyoto |