Tang Furen, from the series Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety

Tang Furen, from the series Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Filial devotion is shown by Tang Furen (J.: Tō Fujin) breast-feeding her mother, who would otherwise have starved due to her lack of teeth.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tang Furen, from the series Twenty-four Paragons of Filial PietyTang Furen, from the series Twenty-four Paragons of Filial PietyTang Furen, from the series Twenty-four Paragons of Filial PietyTang Furen, from the series Twenty-four Paragons of Filial PietyTang Furen, from the series Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety

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