Shu Jushō, c. 1847, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Japanese, 1798 - 1861, 10 1/8 x 7 1/4 in. ( x cm) (image, sheet), Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan, 19th century, Kuniyoshi designed many prints featuring Confucian paragons. This print is from a series titled 'Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China,' which Kuniyoshi created in the late 1840s. He employed western perspective and chiaroscuro in a manner seen in 17th century European etchings. The rectangular cartouche contains the story of Shu Jushø (Zhu Shouchang, in Chinese)

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