Huang Shikung and Chang Liang, by Yashima Gakutei

An image of Huang Shikung and Chang Liang. Gakutei, Yashima (Japanese, 1786(?)-1868). Surimono. Colour print from woodblocks, with metallic pigment and blind embossing, circa 1820- circa 1823. Ukiyo-e. Notes: From a series for an unidentified poetry club. This scene illustrates the story of Chang Liang (Choryo in Japanese), an historical figure in Han dynasty China, who was crossing the river I when an old man on a mule dropped his shoe. Chang picked it up and gave it back to the old man, who turned out to be the Taoist god Huang Shikung (Kosekiko in Japanese). After further tests, Choryo was duly rewarded. The story was popular in prints as an exemplar of the virtue of humility, although the roles in the story were often assigned to contemporary Japanese characters.

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Huang Shikung and Chang Liang. Gakutei, Yashima (Japanese, 1786(?)-1868). Surimono. Colour print from woodblocks, with metallic pigment and blind embossing, circa 1820- circa 1823. Ukiyo-e. Notes: From a series for an unidentified poetry club. This scene illustrates the story of Chang Liang (Choryo in Japanese), an historical figure in Han dynasty China, who was crossing the river I when an old man on a mule dropped his shoe. Chang picked it up and gave it back to the old man, who turned out to be the Taoist god Huang Shikung (Kosekiko in Japanese). After further tests, Choryo was duly rewarded. The story was popular in prints as an exemplar of the virtue of humility, although the roles in the story were often assigned to contemporary Japanese characters.

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Accession Number: P.284-1937
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/20.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Sam Cole
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 866 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 0.98MB
Exposure time: 1/250
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 20/1
Captured: 2017:09:04 10:20:43

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19th Century aged bearded beards blind embossing Chang Liang Chinese Choryo colour printing Edo Period elderly embossed embossing Fitz_PDP Gakutei gods Han Dynasty Huang Shikung humility Japan Japanese karazuri Kosekiko male man men metallic pigment old old age old man pigment poem poetry poets print robes staffs surimono Taoist ukiyo-e woodblock woodcut Yashima Gakutei

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