CHIKANOBU, Toyohara (1838 – 1912)  
CHIKANOBU, Toyohara (1838 – 1912)
 

Nijûshi ko mitate e-awase / Juxtaposed Pictures of Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety.

 
Nr. 16. Guo Ju, starting to bury his son, to be able to feed his mother,
and finding a pot of gold as a reward for his piety.
Signed: Yôshû Chikanobu with toshidama seal
Engraver: hori Asakura
Publisher: Hasegawa Tôjiro
Date: Meiji 24 / 1891
Very good impression, colours and condition.
Litt.: B.A.Coats: Chikanobu page. 154
€ 350.-
  
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