Shikon + Haze - left (237 L)
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| Museum number | 237 |
|---|---|
| Uemura number / title | ; "Haze-some 25" |
| Folder location | 4th shelf |
| Sample location | left (237 L) |
| Fiber type | silk |
| Color | light purplish brown |
| Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | 紫根＋櫨 : Shikon + Haze |
| Dye (English common name) | Gromwell root + Wax tree |
| Dyestuff (botanical name) | Lithospermum erythrorhizon Siebold et Zucc. (L. officinale L. subsp. erythrorhizon (Siebold et Zucc.) Hand.-Mazz.); and Taxicodendron sylvestre (Siebold et Zucc.) Kuntze |
| Plant part | s: root / dried (?); h: unspecified |
| Dyestuff extraction | both plants were respectively extracted by boiling in water, and mixed in the dye bath |
| Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
| Mordant | ash water |
| Other auxiliary agent | vinegar (separate bath) |
| Uemura's notes | The fabric was soaked into: 1) dye bath; 2) ash water; and 3) vinegar. |
| Uemura's date | Kyoto |