Tsuki kusa (Dayflower) - center (270 C)
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Museum number | 270 |
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Uemura number / title | ; "Haze-some 25" |
Folder location | 4th shelf |
Sample location | center (270 C) |
Fiber type | silk |
Color | light blue + yellow dots |
Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | つき草 : Tsuki kusa |
Dyestuff (English common name) | Dayflower |
Dyestuff (botanical name) | Commelina communis L. |
Plant part | flower juice and pollen / fresh |
Dyestuff extraction | dyed with flower juice |
Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
Mordant | - |
Other auxiliary agent | - |
Uemura's notes | The yellow dots on the fabric are pollen of the flower. The plant was read in a Japanese classic poem in the Manysh () ,from the 7th -8th century AD: |
Uemura's date | Kyoto Murasakino |