Japan: Wang Pou (Oho) visits a grave during a storm. Ukiyo-e woodblock print by Yoshu Chikanobu (1838-1912), 1890. Wangpou was so diligent about calming his mother's fear of lightning that even after her death, he would go to her tomb during a rainstorm to comfort her. By contrast, this modern woman, caught in a summer downpour, seems unconcerned by the thunder. To further emphasise the contemporary setting, Chikanobu includes a rickshaw, a new mode of transportation in 19th century Tokyo. Toyohara Chikanobu was a prolific woodblock artist of Japan's Meiji period.

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