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Accession number	98.4.25
Title	Luji (Rikuseki) brings oranges to his mother
Title-Alternative	Juxtaposed pictures of 24 paragons of filial piety; Nijushi ko mitate e- awase: Jukyu, Rikuseki
Artist	Chikanobu, Yoshu
Artist Nationality	Japanese
Subject - AAT	men (male humans) women children (people by age group) kimonos flowers (plants) vases cabinets (case furniture) books tables (support furniture) works of art
Description	When Lu Ji was six years old, he traveled with his father to visit the Chief Minister of Nan Yang. The minister ordered his servants to bring a dish of oranges to offer to the young boy. Lu Ji secreted the fruit away in the sleeve of his robe. When it was time to leave, Lu Ji lifted his hands up in farewell, but the oranges rolled out of his sleeve and fell to the floor in front of him. The minister, seeing the fruit, asked the boy why he had taken them. The child replied, that oranges were his mother's favorite fruit, and he intended to take a few of them home for his Mother. In the top panel Lu Ji offers his explanation to the minister. In the bottom, a woman caresses a young boy's head as fruit drops from his sleeve.
Date-Original	1890
Coverage-Temporal	Meiji (Japan, 1869-1912)
Genre	Ukiyo-e
Language	jpn
Source	Woodcuts; Ink on Paper; 14 in. x 9 3/8 in. (35.56 cm x 23.81 cm); accession number 98.4.25
Publisher-Original	Hasegawa Hisaharu.
Publisher-Digital	Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Scripps College
Rights	The contents of this item, including all images and text, are for personal, educational, and non-commercial use only. The contents of this item may not be reproduced in any form without the express permission of Scripps College. Any form of image reproduction, transmission, display, or storage in any retrieval system is prohibited without the written consent of Scripps College and other copyright holders. Scripps College retains all rights, including copyright, in data, images, documentation, text and other information contained in these files. For permissions, please contact: Scripps College, Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery Attn: Rights and Reproductions, 1030 Columbia Avenue, Claremont, CA 91711
Collection	Chikanobu and Yoshitoshi Woodblock Prints http://ccdl.libraries.claremont.edu/col/cyw
Credit line	Gift of the Aoki Endowment for Japanese Arts and Cultures
Type-Digital	Image
Format	image/jp2

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