The Story of Ramie From Seed to Finished Garment Book 2 - f9190c0300b75c3f8c22d4d47c08eac3 (page 3)

Volume two of five brocade-bound sets of 62 Chinese watercolor paintings. The watercolors show, in chronological order, the process of producing Ramie cloth, a silk-like fabric, in China during the 1820s. The collection is accompanied by a transcription of hand-written text, describing the steps in Ramie cloth production.