十九世紀 織圖六幅 設色紙本

gouache on paper
part of a larger set, each portraying one step in the production of silk, from the gathering of mulberry leaves to feed the silkworms, to the spinning of silk and weaving of the fabric, framed and glazed

There is the expected minor wear and staining to all the paintings, but otherwise in overall good condition. They have not been examined outside of their frames.
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The scenes of silk cultivation depicted on these paintings are based on an earlier set of twenty-three paintings by Jiao Bingzhen (active 1689–1726) depicting the steps involved in the entire process. These paintings were cut as woodblocks in 1696 and the prints widely distributed.