Set of Twelve Silk and Weaving Pictures, depicting the silk production process

Description:

Set of Twelve Silk and Weaving Pictures, depicting the silk production process, from picking mulberry leaves, raising silkworms, spinning cocoons, reeling filament, step-by-step until the raw silk threads and final silk yarns, two Chinese characters on the right side of each painting describing the specific procedure, ink and color on pith paper, framed and glazed, painting 10 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.
Estimate $700-900

old worn rice papers, some with stains, some with major tears, some missing edges.


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