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Textiles: silk manufacture in China, gathering the empty silk cocoons. Engraving.

Textiles: silk manufacture in China, spinning the threads. Engraving.

Textiles: silk manufacture in China, gathering mulberry leaves. Engraving.

Textiles: silk manufacture in China, a weaver at his loom. Engraving.

Textiles: silk manufacture in China, feeding the silkworms. Engraving.

Textiles: silk manufacture in China, gathering the silk threads. Engraving.

Textiles: silk manufacture in China, gathering the eggs. Engraving.

Textiles: silk manufacture in China, two women working at a loom. Engraving.

Textiles: silk manufacture in China, stretching the warp threads on a loom. Engraving.

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