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ORIGINAL TITLE: Chinese: 二十四孝; pinyin: Èrshísì Xiào
PRONUNCIATION: The Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety
MATERIAL: Woodblock Printed
TYPE: Print Album
DIMENSIONS: 6 1/2 X 9 inches (closed)
COMPONENTS: 22 pages: 11 have woodblock prints.
ITEM ID: 1102
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The Twenty-Four Filial Exemplars

DATE
Year: 1691
Decade: 1690s
Century: 17th (1601-1700)
Notes: Genroku 4

Early Japanese woodblock print book. The Twenty-four Filial Exemplars, also translated as The Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety (Chinese: 二十四孝; pinyin: Èrshísì Xiào), is a classic text of Confucian filial piety written by Guo Jujing (郭居敬) during the Yuan dynasty (1260–1368). The text was extremely influential in the medieval Far East and was used to teach Confucian moral values.

ARTISTS
Name: Guo Jujing (郭居敬)
Type: Writer
Artist Information: Written during the Yuan dynasty (1260–1368).