Japanese Print "Joshoku kaiko tewaza-gusa, shi, go, roku 女織蚕手業草 四~六 (Women Engaged in the Sericulture Industry, Nos. 4-6)" by Kitagawa Utamaro

Japanese Print "Joshoku kaiko tewaza-gusa, shi, go, roku 女織蚕手業草 四~六 (Women Engaged in the Sericulture Industry, Nos. 4-6)" by Kitagawa Utamaro, 喜多川歌麿 (Kitagawa Utamaro (喜多川歌麿))

Artist:Kitagawa Utamaro

Title:Joshoku kaiko tewaza-gusa, shi, go, roku 女織蚕手業草 四~六 (Women Engaged in the Sericulture Industry, Nos. 4-6)

Date:1798-1800 (ca.)

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Source:British Museum
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Colour woodblock-printed triptych. Three sheets from twelve-sheet composition. Three stages of silk production by female workers: Re-activating worms after sleep, feeding larvae with mulberry leaves, putting cocoons on trays. Inscribed, signed and marked.

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