Soaking the cocoons and reeling the silk (Sericulture by Liang Kai, 1200s)
Summary
Cropped from Sericulture, The Process of Making Silk (蚕织图), a Chinese Song dynasty painting attributed to Liang Kai (梁楷).
Sericulture is the practice of rearing silkworms for the production of silk. It is an ancient art that dates back to at least 5,000 years ago, originating in China. The process involves raising silkworms on mulberry leaves until they spin cocoons made of silk fibers. These cocoons are then harvested and processed to extract the silk threads.
Date
1250
Source
Wikimedia Commons
Copyright info
public domain