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Property from the Kelton Collection
Unknown Artist, China
The life of the silkworm, circa 1795-1800Eight paintings, water and gouache on paper, now framed and glazed. 23 1/2 x 20 3/4in (59.7 x 52.7cm), each (8).
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佚名 蠶的一生 水粉紙本 鏡框八幅 約1795-1800年作Provenance Northeast Auctions, New Hampshire來源新罕布夏州普利茅斯Northeast拍賣行The eight paintings in this album depicting details of the life cycle of the common silk worm (bombyx mori) were of notable scientific interest to collectors, as silk remained a major trade commodity even into the early twentieth century, despite its gradual eclipse by tea as the primary trading good between China and the West.