Nibu Horiyoshi, an example from the true story of three generations, Yashima Gakutei, c. 1821 The farmer Tanshô Kôkitsu walking over the rice fields. The 'Ware story of three generations' referred to in the title is a 50-part historiography for the years 858-887 and is compiled in 901. It is considered one of the six national histories of Japan. The poem on the print emphasizes the childish obedience, by equating it with the importance of the 'holy ropes that are tense over the rice fields'. Japan paper color woodcut sawahs, rice paddies

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