how could your source be useful to an historian investigating how children were treated in Shogunate Japan?
This primary source called Puppeteers, by Hanabusa Itchô would be very useful to a historian studying the treatment of children in the Tokugawa period because it reveals children of both genders, watching a puppet show which is being performed by two puppeteers in Shogunate Japan. The exact date of when this source was painted is unknown, but we do know it was painted between 1652 and 1724 as these were the years Hanabusa Itchô lived. The perspective of the source was from a literati painter, and Hanabusa Itchô would paint typical urban life in Edo. This perspective of Hanabusa Itchô is useful, as he was not trying to be biased whether children were treated with respect or treated poorly because he just wanted to capture what urban life was like for children. If this source was painted by a child, the perspective of how children were treated, may be different, likewise if a parent created this source it may be different to how a child would think they would be treated. This painting is reliable as Hanabusa Itchô was just an ordinary person capturing city life, and he didn’t influence how children were treated. This source was created for anyone who wanted to view Hanabusa Itchô artworks. The reason why Hanabusa Itchô created this painting is because he wanted to depict ordinary life in the streets of Shogunate Japan. This primary source is an ink painting on a scroll. The source is reliable because it tells us the truth about how children were treated because Hanabusa Itchô didn't want to lie he just wants to depict normal life around the city of Edo. A technique used in this source is calligraphy. By researching about Hanabusa Itchô he has said to been an excellent calligrapher. Another technique used in this source is poetry. His painting is said to be very poetic because Hanabusa Itchô used to study poetry before painting. Children in this source relate to children now, we can see the kids having fun watching a puppet show and playing about. Using this primary source by Hanabusa Itchô, it would be very useful to historian because it seems to show us that children were treated well in the Shogun period.