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Jiangnan Silk Weaving Workshops

Type Object Region China Time 1365

Silk weaving workshops and loom systems concentrated in Suzhou, Hangzhou, Huzhou, and other Jiangnan localities in the 1360s, inheriting Song and Yua…

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  1. 1365Wujiang County, Suzhou Prefecture · WujiangAfter the Red Turban Rebellion and late Yuan warfare disrupted Jiangnan silk weaving, local weaving households rebuilt workshops in the 1360s, restoring the chain of silkworm cocoon purchasing, reeling, and weaving, with treadle-operated drawlooms predominating.
  2. 1368–1370Hangzhou Prefecture and Huzhou Prefecture · HangzhouIn the early Ming, the court established weaving-related agencies in Jiangnan and levied silk tribute; weaving workshops in Hangzhou and Huzhou expanded capacity, with complex patterns relying on drawlooms and the collaboration of skilled weavers.

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