A CHINESE EXPORT ALBUM OF DRAWINGS DEPICTING THE MANUFACTURE AND DISTRIBUTION OF SILK
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A CHINESE EXPORT ALBUM OF DRAWINGS DEPICTING THE MANUFACTURE AND DISTRIBUTION OF SILK

19TH CENTURY

Closed3 September 2013

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A CHINESE EXPORT ALBUM OF DRAWINGS DEPICTING THE MANUFACTURE AND DISTRIBUTION OF SILK
19TH CENTURY
Containing one-hundred and twenty-one leaves in black ink on paper depicting the process of silk production and distribution, ranging from the rearing of the silk worms to merchants selling ribbons and stockings, each inscribed in Chinese and English, bound in an album with red brocade cover
11 in. (28 cm.) x 11 3/8 in. (29 cm.)