Yu Kinrô on a horse

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1848

Yu Kinrô, in Chinese known as Yu Qianlou, rushing home on a horse, after having had a premonition that his aged father was ill. Upon arriving home he found his father on his death bed and was told by a doctor that someone must taste the excrement of the sick man to determine if he would live or die. Yukinrō performed the unpleasant task, and when he learned of his father’s impending demise, prayed all night that he might die in his father’s place. Prints from this series are based on Western examples, some of them which have been traced. This print has a varnish style coating, suggesting an oilpainting.

  • Artwork typeprint
  • Object numberRP-P-2022-222
  • Dimensionsheight 0 mm x width 0 mm
  • Physical characteristicslijnblok in zwart met kleurblokken

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Yu Kinrô on a horse

  • Series title(s)

    Twenty-four paragons of filial piety in China (series title on object)

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-P-2022-222

  • Description

    Yu Kinrô, in Chinese known as Yu Qianlou, rushing home on a horse, after having had a premonition that his aged father was ill. Upon arriving home he found his father on his death bed and was told by a doctor that someone must taste the excrement of the sick man to determine if he would live or die. Yukinrō performed the unpleasant task, and when he learned of his father’s impending demise, prayed all night that he might die in his father’s place. Prints from this series are based on Western examples, some of them which have been traced. This print has a varnish style coating, suggesting an oilpainting.


Creation

  • Creation

    • printmaker: Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Japan
    • publisher: Fushimiya Zenroku (Daikindo), Japan
  • Dating

    1848

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    lijnblok in zwart met kleurblokken

  • Dimensions

    height 0 mm x width 0 mm


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Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Purchased with the support of the Goslings NieuwBeerta Fonds/Rijksmuseum Fonds

  • Acquisition

    purchase 2022-12-22

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