Sumire - right (374 R)

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Museum number 374
Uemura number / title ; "Haze-some 25"
Folder location 5th shelf
Sample location right (374 R)
Fiber type silk
Color white
Dyestuff (Japanese common name) スミレ : Sumire
Dyestuff (botanical name) Viola mandshurica W.Becker
Plant part leaf, stem, root / unspecified
Dyestuff extraction boiled in water
Auxiliary agent in dye bath -
Mordant lime
Other auxiliary agent -
Uemura's notes The resultant colors were unsatisfactory when mordanted with alum or iron.
Uemura's date Kyoto