Oxherding_pictures,_No._10.jpg
Summary
This is the final one of a series of ten images, generally known in English as the Ox-herding (or "Ten Bulls") pictures, created 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 : Entering the Marketplace ( ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Title |
Entering the Marketplace
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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.
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Source/Photographer | Shokoku-ji Temple website | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Permission
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Public domain (see below) |
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The complete series
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Looking for the Ox
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Noticing the Footprints
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Catching Sight of the Ox
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Getting Hold of the Ox
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Taming the Ox
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Riding Home
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Ox Vanished, Herdsman Remaining
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Ox and Herdsman Vanished
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Returning to the Source
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Entering the Marketplace