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Victoria and Albert Museum
Weaving

Weaving, Jun Wu, 1870-1890

Weaving

1870-1890 · Painting · 41 × 30.3 cm

May one see it?

Not receiving at present

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. Silk workers prepared the warp yarns and then mounted them on to a weaving loom. Here you can see the female weaver passing the shuttle back and forth across the warp yarns to create a piece of silk fabric.

Victoria and Albert Museum

Particulars

Accession number: D.921-1901

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

Spooling, Jun Wu, 1870-1890

Spooling

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

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Weaving — Jun Wu · ART WIKI