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」   (  )
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 artist QS:P170,Q2706164
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 (Reusing this file)	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