Japanese silk
Japanese silk is silk harvested in Japan. Archaeological evidence indicates that sericulture has been practiced since the Yayoi period. The silk industry was dominant from the 1930s to 1950s, but is less common now.[1]
History
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Between 1850 and 1930, raw silk ranked as the leading export for both countries, accounting for 20%–40% of Japan’s total exports and 20%–30% of China’s.
During World War II, embargoes against Japan had led to adoption of synthetic materials such as Nylon,[4] which led to the decline of the Japanese silk industry and its position as the lead silk exporter of the world. Today, China exports the largest volume of raw silk in the world.[5]
See also
- Antheraea yamamai, wild silk moth species in Japan
References
- ^ "Japanese Silk". JapanTackle.
- ^ http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k3024c/f443.table Gallica
- ^ a b "Why Japan, Not China, Was the First to Develop in East Asia: Lessons from Sericulture, 1850–1937" (PDF). Debin Ma.
- ^ "Wallace Carothers and the Development of Nylon - Landmark".
- ^ Anthony H. Gaddum, "Silk", Business and Industry Review, (2006). In Encyclopædia Britannica
External links
- Media related to Silk in Japan at Wikimedia Commons