Japanese Print "Joshoku kaiko tewaza-gusa, ichi, ni, san 女織蚕手業草 壱~三 (Women Engaged in the Sericulture Industry, Nos. 1-3)" by Kitagawa Utamaro
Artist:Kitagawa Utamaro
Title:Joshoku kaiko tewaza-gusa, ichi, ni, san 女織蚕手業草 壱~三 (Women Engaged in the Sericulture Industry, Nos. 1-3)
Date:1798-1800 (ca.)
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Source:British Museum
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Description:
Colour woodblock-printed triptych. Three sheets from twelve-sheet composition. Three stages of silk production by female workers: laying eggs; collecting mulberry leaves; feeding of silk worms. Inscribed, signed and marked.