The Story of Ramie From Seed to Finished Garment Book 3 - 69018777dd67d0580182b2d3a03a031b (page 3)

Volume three 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.