Tama ai (fermented indigo)- center (276 C)
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| Museum number | 276 |
|---|---|
| Uemura number / title | ; "Haze-some 25" |
| Folder location | 4th shelf |
| Sample location | center (276 C) |
| Fiber type | cotton |
| Color | indigo blue |
| Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | 玉藍 ; Tama ai |
| Plant part | leaf / fermented |
| Dyestuff extraction | fermented indigo cake was mixed with an animal glue (Nikawa), and rubbed onto the fabric using a rope |
| Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
| Mordant | - |
| Other auxiliary agent | - |
| Uemura's notes | This technique refers to "Fufutsu ()" documented in the Shiki Shinhongi () from the 1st century BC., China; "Fu-i () in the Nihon shoki () from 720 AD., Japan; and "Hari-ai-zuri () in the Jyougan-shiki () from the 8th century AD, Japan. More primitive method of this dyeing technique was also read in a classic poem in the volume 9, the Manysh () ,from the 7th -8th century AD. |
| Uemura's date | Kyoto |