Shikon (Gromwell root) - top (236 T)
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| Museum number | 236 |
|---|---|
| Uemura number / title | ; "Haze-some 25" |
| Folder location | 4th shelf |
| Sample location | top (236 T) |
| Fiber type | Silk |
| Color | light purple (slightly reddish) |
| Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | 紫根 : Shikon |
| Dye (English common name) | Gromwell root |
| Dyestuff (botanical name) | Lithospermum erythrorhizon Siebold et Zucc. (L. officinale L. subsp. erythrorhizon (Siebold et Zucc.) Hand.-Mazz.) |
| Plant part | root / dried (?) |
| Dyestuff extraction | boiled in water |
| Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
| Mordant | ash water (less quantity) |
| Other auxiliary agent | - |
| Uemura's notes | If the amount of ash water would be less during the dyeing process, the resultant color would be more red. This color should be what was called "Aka murasaki ()" in the Nihon-shoki (), 720 AD ; "Ebizome ()" in the Ebukuryo (), the 8th century AD; and "Murasaki-sou ()" in the Hitachi fudoki (), 721 AD. |
| Uemura's date | Kyoto |