Parental Kindness

Scene 16, Baodingshan, Dazu (map)

In a part of the relief called "Protecting the Child in the Womb," the mother-to-be (seated, blue robe) takes nourishment for the child in her womb from a standing servant who is holding a bowl. Below sits Zhao Zhifeng, wearing a rosary. To the right, "Forgetting the Pains of Childbirth and Raising the Child," the mother (standing) has now given birth; she supports the child on her shoulder, as the father looks on dotingly.