The Story of Ramie From Seed to Finished Garment Book 2
- Circa 1820 – 1870

Rights
Download all 14 images
PDFZIPof full-sized JPGsDownload selected image
Small JPG1200 x 1745px — 296 KBLarge JPG2880 x 4188px — 1.6 MBFull-sized JPG5983 x 8701px — 6.5 MBOriginal fileTIFF — 5983 x 8701px — 149 MBVolume 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. These works are part of a long lineage of works by Chinese artists that depict the various processes in the production of materials from China.
These elaborate paintings were made on pith paper supports, a paper-like product made from the pith of a small tree. Pith was a popular painting support of Chinese export paintings as it was a sumptuous but inexpensive form of locally made paper, an alternative to pricier imported European paper. The pith paper paintings are secured onto the album pages with thin, blue silk tapes.
Property | Value |
---|---|
Artist | |
Provenance |
Collected by Sidney and Mildred Edelstein. |
Format | |
Genre | |
Medium | |
Extent |
|
Subject | |
Rights | Public Domain Mark 1.0 |
Credit line |
|
Institutional location
Department | |
---|---|
Collection |
Related Items
Cite as
Studio of Sunqua. The Story of Ramie From Seed to Finished Garment Book 2. Pith paper, watercolor (paint), circa 1820–1870. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/p1z2yov.
This citation is automatically generated and may contain errors.

Rights
Download all 14 images
PDFZIPof full-sized JPGsDownload selected image
Small JPG1200 x 1634px — 653 KBLarge JPG2880 x 3922px — 3.7 MBFull-sized JPG6476 x 8820px — 16.8 MBOriginal fileTIFF — 6476 x 8820px — 163 MB
Rights
Download all 14 images
PDFZIPof full-sized JPGsDownload selected image
Small JPG1200 x 1736px — 293 KBLarge JPG2880 x 4167px — 1.8 MBFull-sized JPG6025 x 8718px — 7.7 MBOriginal fileTIFF — 6025 x 8718px — 150 MB
Rights
Download all 14 images
PDFZIPof full-sized JPGsDownload selected image
Small JPG1200 x 1737px — 303 KBLarge JPG2880 x 4168px — 1.8 MBFull-sized JPG6024 x 8718px — 7.8 MBOriginal fileTIFF — 6024 x 8718px — 150 MB
Rights
Download all 14 images
PDFZIPof full-sized JPGsDownload selected image
Small JPG1200 x 1744px — 289 KBLarge JPG2880 x 4186px — 1.7 MBFull-sized JPG5998 x 8718px — 7.5 MBOriginal fileTIFF — 5998 x 8718px — 150 MB
Rights
Download all 14 images
PDFZIPof full-sized JPGsDownload selected image
Small JPG1200 x 1742px — 304 KBLarge JPG2880 x 4180px — 1.8 MBFull-sized JPG6019 x 8735px — 7.4 MBOriginal fileTIFF — 6019 x 8735px — 150 MB
Rights
Download all 14 images
PDFZIPof full-sized JPGsDownload selected image
Small JPG1200 x 1730px — 293 KBLarge JPG2880 x 4152px — 1.8 MBFull-sized JPG6023 x 8684px — 7.5 MBOriginal fileTIFF — 6023 x 8684px — 150 MB
Rights
Download all 14 images
PDFZIPof full-sized JPGsDownload selected image
Small JPG1200 x 1732px — 284 KBLarge JPG2880 x 4156px — 1.7 MBFull-sized JPG6029 x 8701px — 7.1 MBOriginal fileTIFF — 6029 x 8701px — 150 MB
Rights
Download all 14 images
PDFZIPof full-sized JPGsDownload selected image
Small JPG1200 x 1728px — 324 KBLarge JPG2880 x 4148px — 1.9 MBFull-sized JPG6030 x 8684px — 7.7 MBOriginal fileTIFF — 6030 x 8684px — 150 MB
Rights
Download all 14 images
PDFZIPof full-sized JPGsDownload selected image
Small JPG1200 x 1740px — 289 KBLarge JPG2880 x 4175px — 1.7 MBFull-sized JPG5979 x 8667px — 7.0 MBOriginal fileTIFF — 5979 x 8667px — 148 MB
Rights
Download all 14 images
PDFZIPof full-sized JPGsDownload selected image
Small JPG1200 x 1742px — 344 KBLarge JPG2880 x 4180px — 2.0 MBFull-sized JPG5983 x 8684px — 7.8 MBOriginal fileTIFF — 5983 x 8684px — 149 MB
Rights
Download all 14 images
PDFZIPof full-sized JPGsDownload selected image
Small JPG1200 x 1745px — 296 KBLarge JPG2880 x 4188px — 1.6 MBFull-sized JPG5983 x 8701px — 6.5 MBOriginal fileTIFF — 5983 x 8701px — 149 MB
Rights
Download all 14 images
PDFZIPof full-sized JPGsDownload selected image
Small JPG1200 x 1737px — 306 KBLarge JPG2880 x 4169px — 1.7 MBFull-sized JPG5999 x 8684px — 6.6 MBOriginal fileTIFF — 5999 x 8684px — 149 MB
Rights
Download all 14 images
PDFZIPof full-sized JPGsDownload selected image
Small JPG1200 x 1740px — 309 KBLarge JPG2880 x 4175px — 1.7 MBFull-sized JPG5967 x 8650px — 6.5 MBOriginal fileTIFF — 5967 x 8650px — 148 MB