Woman weaving on a two shaft loom

Woman weaving on a two shaft loom

1875 - 1895

color prints (photographs)

Japan; looms (textile tools); kimonos

A woman weaving silk on a two shaft pedal loom Turner has added the inscription, "Beautiful paterns [sic] of silk are made on a loom like this. One of the marvels of Japanese industrial art is the simplicity and paucity of their tools."

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