The Filial Child from Shinano Province from the Collection of Stone and Sand (Shinano koji, Shasekishu), from the series "Twenty-four Japanese Paragons of Filial Piety for the Honcho Circle (Honchoren Honcho nijushiko)"

Q: When was "The Filial Child from Shinano Province from the Collection of Stone and Sand (Shinano koji, Shasekishu), from the series "Twenty-four Japanese Paragons of Filial Piety for the Honcho Circle (Honchoren Honcho nijushiko)"" created?

This artwork was created c. 1821.

Q: Is "The Filial Child from Shinano Province from the Collection of Stone and Sand (Shinano koji, Shasekishu), from the series "Twenty-four Japanese Paragons of Filial Piety for the Honcho Circle (Honchoren Honcho nijushiko)"" in the public domain?

Yes, The Filial Child from Shinano Province from the Collection of Stone and Sand (Shinano koji, Shasekishu), from the series "Twenty-four Japanese Paragons of Filial Piety for the Honcho Circle (Honchoren Honcho nijushiko)" is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Yashima Gakutei

c. 1821

The Filial Child from Shinano Province from the Collection of Stone and Sand (Shinano koji, Shasekishu), from the series "Twenty-four Japanese Paragons of Filial Piety for the Honcho Circle (Honchoren Honcho nijushiko)" by Yashima Gakutei

Medium

Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono

Dimensions

21.2 × 19 cm (8 3/8 × 7 1/2 in.)

Classification

woodblock print

Department

Arts of Asia

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

37577

About the Artist

Yashima Gakutei · 1786–1868

Yashima Gakutei (c. 1786–1868), born in Osaka as the illegitimate son of a Tokugawa shogunate samurai named Hirata, adopted the name from his mother's subsequent marriage into the Yashima clan. Little is documented about his early years beyond these familial ties, but he pursued artistic training under the esteemed ukiyo-e masters Totoya Hokkei and Katsushika Hokusai, absorbing their precision in ...

The Filial Child from Shinano Province from the Collection of Stone and Sand (Shinano koji, Shasekishu), from the series "Twenty-four Japanese Paragons of Filial Piety for the Honcho Circle (Honchoren Honcho nijushiko)"

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