Destroying the Chrysalides, and winding off the Cocoons Drawn Silk production China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by

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Refers to the process of extracting silk threads from silkworm cocoons, typically involving soaking the cocoons in hot water and gradually unraveling the silk threads. This is an essential step in silk textile production. / Property owner: artport, digitalization: artport.

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Size: 4656px × 3040px
Location: China
Photo credit: © ARTPORT/ATTENLAKE/PIXBANK / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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