Buffalo and Herdsman, Meiji period (1868–1912), ca. 1887, Japan, Album leaf; ink and color on silk, 14 1/4 x 10 1/2 in. (36.2 x 26.7 cm), Paintings, Kawanabe Kyōsai (Japanese, 1831–1889), One of the most engaging of Zen (Ch'an) Buddhist instructional tales is the 'Ten Scenes with an Ox' (Jugyuzu), a Southern Song invention. The story of an ox-herding boy in search of his lost charge is an analogy for discipline and enlightenment as the wayward ox, standing for the self, is found, roped, and led home
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Buffalo, Herdsman, Meiji period, 1868–1912, ca, 1887, Japan, Album leaf, ink, color, silk, 14 1/4 x 10 1/2, 36.2 26.7 cm, Paintings, Kawanabe Kyōsai, Japanese, 1831–1889, engaging, Zen, Ch, Buddhist instructional tales, Ten Scenes, Ox, Jugyuzu, Southern Song, invention, story, ox-herding boy, search, lost charge, analogy, discipline, enlightenment, wayward ox, standing, self, roped, led home
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