{"product_id":"manufacturing-silk-hand-colored-albumen-print","title":"Manufacturing Silk. Hand-colored albumen print","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eJapan, c. 1890s (before 1896).\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eImage 19.8x25.7 cm.; mount 20.8x26.5 cm.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eUnidentified studio. Captioned \"K 19. Manufacturing Silk\" in the negative.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eThe image depicts the re-reeling of raw silk (agekaeshi, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e揚げ返し\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e): silk wound on small reels (kowaku, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e小枠\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e), ranged along the floor, is transferred onto a large multi-reel frame turned by a crank, to be made into hanks (kase, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e綛\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e) for export. A young woman at right turns the frame, while two others, seated at left, tend the small reels. The scene was staged in the studio, against a painted backdrop of Mount Fuji, as part of the series of Japanese trades and industries produced for Western visitors.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eBinding \u0026amp; condition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eMounted on card (probably a split album leaf). Good: minor rubbing, verso rough from splitting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eReferences\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eTakashima Suteta, \u003ci\u003eIllustrations of Japanese Life\u003c\/i\u003e (Tokyo, K. Ogawa, 1896), reproduced in collotype with the caption \"Reeling threads\" [Nichibun Early Photographs, GL001036]. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Syrovatskaya Books \u0026 Curiosities","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59304077623644,"sku":"SYR-019","price":80.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1048\/0654\/7804\/files\/DSC00465.jpg?v=1791303647","url":"https:\/\/syrovatskaya.com\/products\/manufacturing-silk-hand-colored-albumen-print","provider":"Syrovatskaya Books \u0026 Curiosities","version":"1.0","type":"link"}