Court ladies producing silk under the supervision of the empress; their tasks include preparing eggs, chopping mulberry leaves, feeding caterpillars and unwinding cocoons. Colour woodcut by Kuniaki II, 1883.
- Utagawa, Kuniaki, 1835-1888.
- Date:
- 1883
- Reference:
- 36756i
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Court ladies producing silk under the supervision of the empress; their tasks include preparing eggs, chopping mulberry leaves, feeding caterpillars and unwinding cocoons. Colour woodcut by Kuniaki II, 1883. Wellcome Collection. Source: Wellcome Collection.