Wang Wuzi’s wife cut bricks

[Wang Wuzi’s wife cut the brick]

Wang Wuzi’s wife cut the brick, which was 19.5 cm high and 26 cm wide in the Northern Song Dynasty
The brick is rectangular, the inside of the brick is concave into the shape of a pot door, and the word “Wang Wuzi” is engraved on it. There are two scenes in the picture. On the right, outside the house, a woman sat on the ground, cutting her thigh with a knife. On the left is the room. An old woman is sitting on the bed, and the woman beside her is holding a bowl and serving soup. Wang Wuzi’s wife cut her shares, which is one of the twenty-four filial piety stories. Wang Wuzi, a native of Heyang, was involved in Huzhou during the reign of Emperor Kaiyuan of the Tang Dynasty and did not return for ten years. His wife is filial. The family is poor and counts on weaving shoes day and night. Wang Wuzi’s mother was ill and could not be cured without cannibalism. So Wang Wuzi’s wife cut the stock into soup, so that her mother-in-law’s illness was cured