Soaking the Cocoons
Painting
1870-1890 (made)
1870-1890 (made)
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This painting is from an album depicting the silk industry. It shows cocoons being plunged into bowls of hot water. This soaking process prepares the filaments for reeling by softening the sericin gum that binds them together.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Watercolour and ink on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, 'Soaking the Cocoons', six of sixteen by Wu Jun, watercolours on paper, Guangzhou, 1870-1890 |
| Physical description | Rectangular painting in cool tones depicting a central scene. It is bordered with blue ribbon. Inside a building, three figures at work. Outside, two figures cast a line into water. |
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| Object history | This painting is from an album depicting the silk industry. After the cocoons are formed they need to be soaked in water before reeling can take place. The painting shows cocoons being plunged into bowls of hot water to soften the sericin gum that binds the filaments together. One of sixteen paintings from a series numbered D.911 to 926-1901. Each sheet in the album depicting a different stage of the cultivation and manafacture of silk. Purchased from Carl Langweil, accessioned in 1901. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
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| Summary | This painting is from an album depicting the silk industry. It shows cocoons being plunged into bowls of hot water. This soaking process prepares the filaments for reeling by softening the sericin gum that binds them together. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Souvenir from Canton : Chinese export paintings from the Victoria and Albert Museum, Shanghai, 2003
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| Accession number | D.916-1901 |
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| Record created | September 10, 2002 |
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