Dutiful Daughter in a Solitary House
Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
{Ishi-makura} (Stone-pillow) legend; There was an old woman living in a solitary house in Musashino field. She occasionally let travellers passing by her neighborhood stay her house. At night, she killed the travellers by throwing stones to their heads from the hole of the ceiling to steal their money. Her daughter tryed to stop her crime. Kannon helped the daughter by showing up in front of the mother.
- Date
- c. 1843
- In our collection
- since August the 2nd, 2009 up to now
- Dimensions
- 9 7/8 x 7 1/4 in. (25.1 x 18.4 cm) (image, sheet)
- Location
- Not on View
- Medium
- Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
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- Composition
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zinc 65% cadmium 10% atium 25%