Circa 1800 Twelve oban tate-e beni-girai/murasaki-e prints, a complete set of the series Jyoshoku Kaiko Tewaza-gusa (Women Engaged in Sericulture Industry), each sheet individually numbered (from one to twelve) right to left, forming a twelve-sheet continuous composition of the twelve stages of silk production, comprising: i) Laying eggs on a sheet of paper ii) Picking mulberry leaves to feed larvae iii) Transferring grown silkworms to other bamboo mats and feeding them iv) Re-activating worms after sleep v) Feeding larvae with mulberry leaves vi) Placing cocoons on trays vii) Arranging male and female moths to lay eggs viii) Silkworm moth flying after hatching cocoon ix) Hand-spinning thread from cocoons in a pan of boiling water x) Stretching silk floss on wooden posts xi) Spinning silk xii) Weaving silk on loom published by Tsuruya Kiemon, all signed Utamaro hitsu, with paper folder. Each sheet approx. 38.5cm x 25.5cm (15 1/8in x 10in). (13).
Circa 1800 Twelve oban tate-e beni-girai/murasaki-e prints, a complete set of the series Jyoshoku Kaiko Tewaza-gusa (Women Engaged in Sericulture Industry), each sheet individually numbered (from one to twelve) right to left, forming a twelve-sheet continuous composition of the twelve stages of silk production, comprising: i) Laying eggs on a sheet of paper ii) Picking mulberry leaves to feed larvae iii) Transferring grown silkworms to other bamboo mats and feeding them iv) Re-activating worms after sleep v) Feeding larvae with mulberry leaves vi) Placing cocoons on trays vii) Arranging male and female moths to lay eggs viii) Silkworm moth flying after hatching cocoon ix) Hand-spinning thread from cocoons in a pan of boiling water x) Stretching silk floss on wooden posts xi) Spinning silk xii) Weaving silk on loom published by Tsuruya Kiemon, all signed Utamaro hitsu, with paper folder. Each sheet approx. 38.5cm x 25.5cm (15 1/8in x 10in). (13).
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