Identification title(s): nibu horiyoshi, an example from the true story of three generations. Nibu horiyoshi - sandaijitsuroku (title on object). Twenty-four japanese examples of filial obedience for the honchôren (series title). Honchôren-honchô nijûshikô (series title on object). Object type: surimono object number: rp-p-1958-444. Catalog reference: forrer 393. Jap cat iii 222. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228 collector's mark, passe-partout, lower left, printed: jabd. H with a rooster. Description: the farmer tanshô kôkitsu walking across the rice fields. The 'true story of three generations' mentioned in the title is a 50-part historiography covering the years 858-887 and was compiled in 901. It is considered one of the six national histories of japan. The poem in the print emphasizes childlike obedience by equating it with the importance of the 'sacred ropes stretched over the rice fields'. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: yashima gakutei (mentioned on object), poet: inanoya hojo (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: japan. Dating: 1820 - 1825. Physical characteristics: color woodcut; line block in black with color blocks; metallic pigments. Material: paper technique: color woodcut. Dimensions: top: h 202 mm (shikishiban) × w 183 mm explanation a surimono is a luxurious print in which an image is combined with one or more poems. When printing a surimono, thicker paper, blind printing and metal pigments, such as copper and silver powder, were often used. The prints were often commissioned by poets and given as exclusive gifts to friends and relations. Subject: what: paddy fields, rice paddies. Credit line: bequest of j. A. Bierens de haan, amsterdam. Acquisition: bequest 1958. Date: between 1820 and 1825.
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