Japanese Silk Worm Farm Photograph Vtg Textile Production Daily Life Sepia PH190 ajisai This is the work of

This is the work of Teruji Tsuji

Each picture is printed in color on non-photo paper and features the details on the back

Japanese small plates like this are used for soy sauce dipping

This is a vintage Japanese porcelain noh mask (noh-men)

Japanese Silk Worm Farm Photograph Vtg Textile Production Daily Life Sepia PH190 ajisai This is the work ofVintage Silk Worm Farm Photograph This is a vintage sepia tone Showa era photograph of a man standing in front of racks of cocooned silk worms ready for silk extraction. Silk is farmed by collecting the silk moth caterpillars and putting them on trays covered with mulberry leaves for them to feed on. They then make a cocoon which is then collected and processed. Sepia tone photograph Paper C1940 Item weight: 2 grams Packed weight: 150 grams Approx.