http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1000575/resize%3Aformat%3DfullYou Must Be a Real Man in Your Conduct; If You Do Nothing When Faced with Things, You Are Just a Shallow Man: Katagiri Sukesaku and Yasuhiko Yagoemon jô at the Battle of Shizugatake, from the series Newly Selected Records of the Taikô Hideyoshi (Shinsen Taikôki)1883 (Meiji 16)Utagawa ToyonobuWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperThe leftmost of three diptychs that fit together to form a six-sheet design. The quotation in the subtitle contains the first two lines from a four-line poem, Heru yin, by Song-dynasty philosopher Shao Yong (1011-1077). 何如吟　邵雍 立身須作真男子　臨事無為浅丈夫 料得人生皆素定　空多計較意何如 The "What's the Point" Song by Shao Yong You must be a real man in your conduct; If you do nothing when faced with things, you are just a shallow man. I know that life is predetermined, So what is the point of worrying about it?Prints35.5000000000 Centimeter36.0000000000 Centimeter36.0000000000 Centimeterhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/254989/rdf