Feeding the Silkworms
Painting
1870-1890 (made)
1870-1890 (made)
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This painting is from an album depicting the silk industry. Silkworms are reared in mats made of rush or bamboo. The mats are rectangular in shape and are usually stacked in tiers in a wooden stand. The silkworms need to be fed as much as possible before they get ready to shed their skins.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Watercolour and ink on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, 'Feeding the Silkworms', three 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 of all ages are visible in a courtyard between two buildings. In the blue building, a series of racks populated with leaves. |
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| Object history | This painting is from an album depicting the silk industry. Silkworms are reared in mats made of rush or bamboo. The mats are rectangular in shape and usually stacked in tiers in a wooden stand. The silkworms need to be fed as much as possible before they go into ecdysis state. 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. Silkworms are reared in mats made of rush or bamboo. The mats are rectangular in shape and are usually stacked in tiers in a wooden stand. The silkworms need to be fed as much as possible before they get ready to shed their skins. |
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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.913-1901 |
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| Record created | September 10, 2002 |
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