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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