Maruba ototo Akimaro, from the Shoku Nihon Koki, by Yashima Gakutei

An image of Maruba ototo Akimaro, from the Shoku Nihon Koki. Gakutei, Yashima (Japanese, 1786(?)-1868). Surimono. Colour print from woodblocks, with metallic pigment, circa 1820-circa 1823. Ukiyo-e. Poetry by Uenoya Seizuro and Gyokushosha Bunko. Notes: From the series Honchoren honcho nijushiko (Twenty-four Japanese examples of filial piety for the Honcho group). The Shoku Nihon Koki (Later Records of Japan Continued) was one of the Rikkokushi (Six National Histories), covering the reign of Nimmyo (833-850).

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Maruba ototo Akimaro, from the Shoku Nihon Koki. Gakutei, Yashima (Japanese, 1786(?)-1868). Surimono. Colour print from woodblocks, with metallic pigment, circa 1820-circa 1823. Ukiyo-e. Poetry by Uenoya Seizuro and Gyokushosha Bunko. Notes: From the series Honchoren honcho nijushiko (Twenty-four Japanese examples of filial piety for the Honcho group). The Shoku Nihon Koki (Later Records of Japan Continued) was one of the Rikkokushi (Six National Histories), covering the reign of Nimmyo (833-850).

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Accession Number: P.321-1937
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/20.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Sam Cole
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 917 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 807.12kB
Exposure time: 1/250
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 20/1
Captured: 2017:09:04 09:43:30

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