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kariyasu 苅安 | ||||||
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Also written 刈安. The name of a yellow dye, and the
plant from which it is taken. Kariyasu is a tall grass Miscanthus tinctorus
which grows on mountain slopes in Japan. The stems and leaves are harvested in
autumn and boiled in water, producing a yellow colour considered to be one of
the most traditional, representative Japanese dye colors. When used with an alum
mordant kariyasu gives a mustard colour karashi-iro 芥子色, and an
iron mordant produces moss green uguisu-iro 鴬色. Kariyasu is also
combined with indigo *ai 藍 to
give a grass-green colour *moegi-iro
萌葱色. |
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