Dyeing
Painting
1870-1890 (made)
1870-1890 (made)
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This painting is from an album depicting the silk industry. It shows silk yarns being dyed before they are woven. The process involves selecting the dyes and mixing and heating them until they become a liquid in which the silk yarns are immersed. The dyed yarns are then thoroughly dried. More complicated patterns would require a more sophisticated dyeing technique.
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| Materials and techniques | Watercolour and ink on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, 'Dyeing', twelve 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. A series of figures at work. Visible are racks supporting rings of white silk. |
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| Object history | This painting is from an album depicting the silk industry. It shows silk yarns being dyed before they are woven. The process involves selecting the dyes, mixing and heating them to become a liquid form, in which silk yarns are immersed. The dyed yarns are then thoroughly dried. More complicated patterns would require a more sophisticated dyeing technique. 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 silk yarns being dyed before they are woven. The process involves selecting the dyes and mixing and heating them until they become a liquid in which the silk yarns are immersed. The dyed yarns are then thoroughly dried. More complicated patterns would require a more sophisticated dyeing technique. |
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| Accession number | D.922-1901 |
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| Record created | September 10, 2002 |
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