Tussore
Tussore (also tussah or tussur) is the silk woven from the cocoons of wild silkworms feeding on some mountain shrub. The undyed silk is a tan or light brown colour.[1][2]
There are various types of tussore, each named after the shrub that the cocoons were collected from. The diet of the silkworms has a great effect on the quality of the silk. Collectively, they can be called wild silkworm cloth. Some of the types are listed in the table below,[2]
| Shrub | Chinese name |
|---|---|
| mountain pepper | jiao |
| cedrala odorata | xiangchun |
| ailantus glandulosa | shu |
| wild mulberry | zhe |
| oak-shrub | zuo |
| quercus dentata | hu |
References
Bibliography
- Eliza Thompson, Silk, Read Books, 2010 ISBN 1-4086-9508-1
- Su Jing, Lun Luo, Landlord and labor in late imperial China: case studies from Shandong, Harvard University Asia Center, 1978 ISBN 0-674-50866-1.
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