- Bib ID:
- 7250875
- Format:
- Picture
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Description:
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- [China?] : [publisher not identified], [between 1850 and 1890?]
- 1 painting : watercolour ; 26 x 37 cm
- Series:
- Pith painting and trade art collections.
- Summary:
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A set of delicate gouache paintings describing the process of making silk. Each page shows a stage in the production process, such as, choosing/separating the mature silkworms, warming the trays, spinning the individual strands, winding into a 'spool', dyeing and weaving designs and drying.
- Notes:
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- Original painting on pith paper.
- Part of the collection: Zhongguo gu dai si chou zhi zuo tu ji = Album of Chinese silk production, 1850-1890?
- Title devised by cataloguer based on the image.
- Watercolour on pith paper backed on plain mianlin paper, pasted down with blue silk ribbon.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-83516354
- Subject:
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- Also Titled:
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- Kang fa
- Warming the cocoon trays
- Album of Chinese silk production. Warming the cocoon trays
- 炕法
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- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Since 1960 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Artistic
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1890
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