Engraving depicting the making of paper in China: 1) Cutting Bamboo 2) Putting Bamboo poles to steep for about 2 weeks 3) Cutting steeped bamboo into strips 4) Pounding bunches of steeped bamboo in a pestle and mortar.

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Photo credit: © World History Archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 19th, archival, archive, bamboo, century, china, cutting, engraving, historic, historical, history, manufacture, mortar, paper, pestle, steep