Ume (Japanese plum) - right (36 R)
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| Museum number | 36 |
|---|---|
| Uemura number / title | ; "Haze-some 25" |
| Folder location | 1st shelf |
| Sample location | right (36 R) |
| Fiber type | silk |
| Color | light brown |
| Dyestuff (Japanese common name) | 白花の梅 : Ume |
| Dye (English common name) | Japanese plum (white flower) |
| Dyestuff (botanical name) | Armeniaca mume (Siebold et Zucc.) de Vriese (Prunus mume Siebold et Zucc.) |
| Plant part | heartwood /unspecified |
| Dyestuff extraction | boiled in water |
| Auxiliary agent in dye bath | - |
| Mordant | lime water (supernate) |
| Other auxiliary agent | lime water |
| Dyeing process | The mordant was directly added into the dye bath. |
| Uemura's notes | The resultant color would be same when dyed with its bark, and those plum tree with red flower. Preparing the dye bath and mordant bath separately would still have the same result. Mordanting with lime water would shift the color towards yellow brown. In absence of the mordant, the dye compound(s) would not fix to fiber well, and only generate pale red. |
| Uemura's date | Kyoto |