The Process of Silk Manufacture - drying the cocoons
Datec.1860
Place of ManufactureAsia
Series LocationShanghai
Mediumink; colours
DimensionsOverall (cover measurement; sheets: 21.2 x 35.5 cm): 27 x 38.2 cm
ClassificationsFINE ART
Credit LineCollection of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Object numberSC764.4
DescriptionOne of twelve illustrations depicting the process of silk manufacture1. Collecting mulberry leaves for feed the silkworms
2. Feeding the worms
3. Selecting the worms
4. Drying the cocoons
5. Winding the silk from the cocoons placed in boiling water
6. Reeling and dyeing the thread
7. Dyeing the thread
8. Drying process
9. Preparing the warp
10. Preparing the warp
11. Finishing the warp process
12. Weaving the silk into cloth
Status
Not on view
