11437
Title Of Journal Book
Scientific papers on japanese antique and art crafts
Issue
27
Pages
45-49
Language Of Text
Japanese
Language Of Summary
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
The red garment kept in Shitenno ji temple, Osaka, as the temple's most treasured object is a ho coat said to have been worn by the Prince Shotoku. The present article confirms that the red color of the ho coat was dyed in the decoction of Japanese madder (Rubia cordifolia L. var. Mungista. Miq) using lye mordant. See also AATA 20-1823.
Keywords
Costume, history; dye, red; textile, dyeing mordant; textile, dyeing; textile, history; costume, documentation -- ICCROM
pub_id
11437
Title Translation
Research on treasured garment of shitenno-ji temple said to have been worn by the prince shotoku