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Three girls tear leaves from mulberry branches to feed the larvae until they spin cocoons. Another arrives with fresh branches to feed the nearly full grown caterpillars with whole mulberry leaves, attending to what is called 'the great awakening'. After three days of dormancy the large and rested silkworms awake with ravenous appetites and women shower them with fresh, whole mulberry leaves., These prints which must be read from right to left, show the second quarter stage of the silk-making process - re-activating worms after sleep, feeding larvae with mulberry leaves, putting cocoons on trays.
Part: print, Aspect: medium, Description: ink (colour)
Part: support, Material: paper | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Identifier: | emu.ecatalogue.prints.313904 | Go to resource |
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