The silkworms spin their cocoons on frames of twigs and straw. No. 6 of twelve sheets that join into one continuous picture. Kitagawa Utamaro, Women Engaged in the Sericulture Industry, No. 6, c. 1798–1800. Woodblock print. Reproduced from the impression in the Art Institute of Chicago (1925.3251), public domain. Slim canvas, 30.5 × 50.8 cm (12 × 20"), 19 mm deep. The picture continues round the sides. The right-hand side carries our English translation of the inscription. Hanging fixings not included.
To hang the full set, run it right to left, as Japanese prints are read: No. 1 on the far right, No. 12 on the far left.
