Shou, LouPhotographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham2020-08-242020-08-241913C-91http://hdl.handle.net/1885/207998The purpose of winding up the silken thread from the cocoon is to obtain an unbroken silken thread. The thread is wound off by hand with a bamboo stick.35mmslideb&wen-AUChinadaily lifediagrams & drawingsbook scanSilk manufacture and trade: Winding up the silk2020-08-24This image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University.