Court ladies producing silk under the supervision of the empress; their tasks include preparing eggs, chopping mulberry leaves, feeding caterpillars and unwinding cocoons. Colour woodcut by Kuniaki II, 1883.
- Utagawa, Kuniaki, 1835-1888.
- Date:
- 1883
- Reference:
- 36756i
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Description
There is a large pond in the court gardens behind
Women in archaic court dress engage in various stages of sericulture
Publication/Creation
Edo [Tokyo] : [publisher not identified], 1883.
Physical description
2 prints : woodcut, printed in colours
Contributors
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Hachishuka Kuniaki-hitsu
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Notes
Raising silkworms, the prosperity of the age
Reference
Wellcome Collection 36756i
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Location Status Access Closed stores