Tsumi /Yamaboushi - center (303 C)
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| Museum number | 303 |
|---|---|
| Uemura number / title | ; "Haze-some 25" |
| Folder location | 4th shelf |
| Sample location | center (303 C) |
| Fiber type | silk |
| Color | beige |
| Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | 柘 /やまぼうし : Tsumi /Yamaboushi |
| Dyestuff (botanical name) | Cornus kousa Buerger ex Hance subsp. kousa (Benthamidia japonica (Siebold et Zucc.) H.Hara) |
| Plant part | bark / dried (?) |
| Dyestuff extraction | boiled in water |
| Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
| Mordant | ash water; iron |
| Other auxiliary agent | - |
| Uemura's notes | The fabric was soaked into 1) dye bath; 2) ash water bath; 3) dye bath; 4) iron mordant bath; 5) dye bath; and 6) ash water bath. The dyestuff was collected from an old tree planted in the house where Uemura was born. |
| Uemura's date | Kyoto |