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Victoria and Albert Museum
Spooling

Spooling, Jun Wu, 1870-1890

Spooling

1870-1890 · Painting · 41 × 30.3 cm

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Victoria and Albert Museum

London, United Kingdom

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

Checked: 7 days ago
In this state since: Sep 25, 2026
Source: The museum's own collection data

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About the painting

This painting is from an album depicting the silk industry. It shows a process known as 'spooling'in which workers wound silk threads rinsed in the river on to a hand-reel. Here you can see a woman drawing and guiding the thread coming from the skein frame with her left hand to check whether the thread has any knots or damage. With her right hand she rotates the hand-reel in a clockwise direction. The result is a thread with a slight twist.

Victoria and Albert Museum

Particulars

Accession number: D.919-1901

In the catalog

Sources

Victoria and Albert Museum: the museum's own open data · fetched 7 days ago
Image: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

More by Jun Wu

Dyeing, Jun Wu, 1870-1890

Dyeing

1870-1890 · Not on view · Victoria and Albert Museum

Rinsing silk threads in river, Jun Wu, 1870-1890

Rinsing silk threads in river

1870-1890 · Not on view · Victoria and Albert Museum

Silkworms Put on Cocoon Frames, Jun Wu, 1870-1890

Silkworms Put on Cocoon Frames

1870-1890 · Not on view · Victoria and Albert Museum

Soaking the Cocoons, Jun Wu, 1870-1890

Soaking the Cocoons

1870-1890 · Not on view · Victoria and Albert Museum

Feeding the Silkworms, Jun Wu, 1870-1890

Feeding the Silkworms

1870-1890 · Not on view · Victoria and Albert Museum

Gathering 'Jingsang' Mulberry Leaves, Jun Wu, 1870-1890

Gathering 'Jingsang' Mulberry Leaves

1870-1890 · Not on view · Victoria and Albert Museum

Preparing Warp Yarns, Jun Wu, 1870-1890

Preparing Warp Yarns

1870-1890 · Not on view · Victoria and Albert Museum

Silk Merchant Showing Samples to the Western Buyer, Jun Wu, 1870-1890

Silk Merchant Showing Samples to the Western Buyer

1870-1890 · Not on view · Victoria and Albert Museum

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Spooling — Jun Wu · ART WIKI