"Looking_for_the_Ox",_by_Tenshō_Shūbun.jpg

Summary

This is one of a series of ten images, generally known in English as the Ox-herding (or Bull-herding) pictures or Ten Bulls , by the 15th century Japanese Rinzai Zen monk Shubun. They are said to be copies of originals, now lost, traditionally attributed to Kakuan, a 12th century Chinese Zen Master.

Tenshō Shūbun : English: Looking for the Ox from Ten Bulls日本語: 「十牛図」の「尋牛」 (

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Artist

Tenshō Shūbun (1414–1463)
Alternative names	Deutsch: auch genannt: Tensho; Ekkei
Description	Japanese monk and painter
Date of birth/death	1414	1463
Location of birth/death		Kyoto
Work location	Kyoto
Authority file	: Q2706164 VIAF : 260779063 ULAN : 500121034 LCCN : no96030309 GND : 118762060 NDL : 00271966 WorldCat

Title

English: Looking for the Ox from Ten Bulls

日本語: 「十牛図」の「尋牛」

Date

15th century, after lost 12th century originals

Medium

Ink and light colours on paper handscroll

Dimensions

Scroll width 32 cm, length 181.5 cm. The diameter of each of the ten images is 14 cm

Collection

Museum of Shokoku-ji Temple

Current location

Kyoto, Japan.

Source/Photographer

Shokoku-ji Temple website

Permission
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Public domain (see below)

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