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Zeng Shen (Sōshin) Climbing Down from a Tree, from the series The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety
Zeng Shen (Sōshin) Climbing Down from a Tree, from the series The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety

Zeng Shen (Sōshin) Climbing Down from a Tree, from the series The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety

Artist/Maker (Japanese, 1797–1861)
Datelate 1840s
MediumColor woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical chūban; overall: 9 11/16 × 6 5/8 in. (24.6 × 16.9 cm)
Credit LineMary A. Ainsworth Bequest
PortfolioThe Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety (Todo nijushiko)
Object number1950.659
Status
Not on view
ProvenanceMary A. Ainsworth; by bequest 1950 to Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH
Collections
  • Asian
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Zhong You (Chuyu) Carrying Sacks, from the series The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety
Zhong You (Chuyu) Carrying Sacks, from the series The Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety
late 1840s
Min Sun (Binshiken) Sweeping Snow while His Stepmother Spoils Her Two Sons, from the series A Mirror for Children of the Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety
Min Sun (Binshiken) Sweeping Snow while His Stepmother Spoils Her Two Sons, from the series A Mirror for Children of the Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety
ca. 1840
Guo Ju (Kakkyo) Discovers a Pot of Gold as He Digs a Grave to Bury His Infant Son so He May Provide More for His Aged Mother, from the series A Mirror for Children of the Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety
Guo Ju (Kakkyo) Discovers a Pot of Gold as He Digs a Grave to Bury His Infant Son so He May Provide More for His Aged Mother, from the series A Mirror for Children of the Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety
ca. 1840
Yang Xiang (Yōkō) Protecting His Father from the Tiger, from the series A Mirror for Children of the Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety
Yang Xiang (Yōkō) Protecting His Father from the Tiger, from the series A Mirror for Children of the Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety
ca. 1840
Wang Xiang (Ōshō) Catching Carp for His Stepmother from a Frozen River, from the series A Mirror for Children of the Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety
Wang Xiang (Ōshō) Catching Carp for His Stepmother from a Frozen River, from the series A Mirror for Children of the Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety
ca. 1840
Wu Meng (Gomō) Fetching Braziers to Keep Mosquitoes from Biting His Father, from the series A Mirror for Children of the Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety
Wu Meng (Gomō) Fetching Braziers to Keep Mosquitoes from Biting His Father, from the series A Mirror for Children of the Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety
ca. 1840
The Woodcutter Zeng Shen (Sōshin) Hurrying Home to His Mother Who Had Bitten Her Finger in Irritation at His Absence to Call Him Home, from the series A Mirror for Children of the Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety
The Woodcutter Zeng Shen (Sōshin) Hurrying Home to His Mother Who Had Bitten Her Finger in Irritation at His Absence to Call Him Home, from the series A Mirror for Children of the Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety
ca. 1840
Elephants and Birds Helping Da Shun (Tai Shun) Cultivate Land in the Li Mountains Whence He was Driven by His Family's Cruelty, from the series A Mirror for Children of the Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety
Elephants and Birds Helping Da Shun (Tai Shun) Cultivate Land in the Li Mountains Whence He was Driven by His Family's Cruelty, from the series A Mirror for Children of the Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety
1843–44
Wang Pou (Ōhō) Frightened by the Thunder God, from the series A Mirror for Children of the Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety
Wang Pou (Ōhō) Frightened by the Thunder God, from the series A Mirror for Children of the Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety
ca. 1840
Wu Meng (Gomō) Fetching Braziers to Keep Mosquitoes from Biting His Father, from the series A Mirror for Children of the Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety
Wu Meng (Gomō) Fetching Braziers to Keep Mosquitoes from Biting His Father, from the series A Mirror for Children of the Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety
ca. 1840
Lu Ji (Rikuseki) Explaining to His Host that He Had Taken Two Extra Oranges to His Parents, from the series A Mirror for Children of the Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety
Lu Ji (Rikuseki) Explaining to His Host that He Had Taken Two Extra Oranges to His Parents, from the series A Mirror for Children of the Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety
ca. 1840
Meng Zong (Mōsō) Searching for Bamboo Shoots in the Snow to Satisfy a Craving of His Mother, from the series A Mirror for Children of the Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety
Meng Zong (Mōsō) Searching for Bamboo Shoots in the Snow to Satisfy a Craving of His Mother, from the series A Mirror for Children of the Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety
ca. 1840