Rubbing

Dong Yong Attends His Father from Tomb 1 of Shiziwan, Leshan. Possibly a scene from the story of the filial son Dong Yong from the Soushenji. Below a tree on the far left rests an old figure on a wheelbarrow which is Dong Yong’s father with the filial son just to the right, facing him. In the story, Dong Yong carts his father to the side of the field in the shade of a tree and makes a living by hiring himself out as a laborer. The center depicts a social scene of discussion and feasting. The scene on the far right, three figures rest beneath a tree of similar form to the tree on the left. Black ink on rice paper. From Han tomb reliefs.