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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.
Men (male humans) Women Children (people by age group) Kimonos Flowers (plants) Vases Cabinets (case furniture) Books Tables (support furniture) Works of art Ukiyo-e Print
Time Period
Meiji (Japan, 1869-1912)
Source
Woodcuts; Ink on Paper; 14 in. x 9 3/8 in. (35.56 cm x 23.81 cm); accession number 98.4.25
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