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The book entitled "The Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety" was written by the Chinese scholar Guo Jujing during the Yuan Dynasty. The book recounts the extremes to which twenty-four sons and daughters go to honor their elders. This type of print with two apparently unrelated scenes is known as kyôdai--here a picture of a beautiful woman is paired with a panel depicting Dinglan (Teiran in Japanese) who carved wooden figures of his deceased parents and paid respect to them daily. He and the carved figures are dressed in Chinese robes, reflecting the Chinese origin of the tales. In the lower panel a young woman holding a lantern looks out at a rainstorm. A wisp of hair is blown across her face, and a fan lies on the floor. Behind her, a wooden figure sits on a table, thematically connecting the two panels. No. 9 in the series.
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