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Illustrated Book of Filial Piety

Keisai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Illustrated Book of Filial Piety by Keisai: Two-page spread from a book with yellowed pages. The pages are side by side and turned slightly upwards. Black line drawings dominate both pages. Left page depicts a man on horseback. The man rides towards the left. His body faces left; his head turned backwards. He wears a hat and a long, flowing robe. A long, bushy tree is behind him. Short trees and grasses surround the horse. A structure with a tiled roof is on the left. A low fence runs along a waterway to the right. Right page shows the same waterway flowing to the right. A man, a child, and two animals are on the right. The right page depicts a house with a tiled roof. The house is on the top right corner. It has at least one open window. The house appears to be on a rise.

Artwork Details

Date
1813
Medium
Monochrome woodblock print; ink on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 473 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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