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

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: 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. Wellcome Collection. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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