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Tang Furen, from the series Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful woodblock print with a man standing on left side wearing long dark robe with yellow trim; man has dark hair and holds small item in right hand. A woman and man sit on right; woman wears blue kimono and man wears white pants and blue top; man sits on yellow chair. A woman and child on a porch. A house on left; a donkey with a red blanket stands in the background; trees and blue sky with smoke from a chimney. A large stone pillar stands between man on left and people on right. A tree behind people on right.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1840
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 380 px
Museum record:
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