Nijushi Kodoji Kagami, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, circa 1840

Woodblock print. Wu meng (j: gomo), one of the twenty-four paragons of filial piety, aged eight, burning pine-shoots to deflect mosquitoes from his aged father. Inscription. Date: circa 1840. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Wu Meng 呉猛. Collection: British Museum. Nijushi Kodoji Kagami (BM 1934,1013,0.34)