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

Utagawa Kuniyoshi Japanese
Wakasaya Yoichi Japanese

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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.

Tang Furen, from the series Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety, Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861), Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Japan

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