Twenty-Four Japanese examples or Philial Piety for the Honchôren. Three men sit on the ground for a gentleman on a pillow. A servant holds a tray with a letter to it. Hôjô Yasutoki (1183-1242) was a consultant for the Kamakura government (Bakufu). Here he receives a return from Minamoto No Sanetomo (on the cushion) for his obedience to his parents. The book work compiled the mirror of the east (Azama Kagami) in the Late Kamakura period (1249-1382). With two poems.

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