# The Empress of China Culling Mulberry Leaves

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## Artwork

- Artist: [RODE, Bernhard](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/rode-bernhard-rb774771131033f>)
- Date: 1751-1800
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 91 x 103 cm

## Commentary

The Empress of China Culling Mulberry Leaves c. 1773 Oil on canvas, 91 x 103 cm Staatliche Museen, Berlin The painting is a Chinoiserie overdoor for a Brandenburg interior. It depicts a scene when the Empress of China picks the first mulberry leaves for silk cultivation.

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