The Oxherder
1891
19th century
11 11/16 in. x 7 7/8 in. (29.69 cm x 20 cm)
Gyokusho Kawabata,
Japanese,
(1842–1913)
Object Type:
Prints
Creation Place:
Asia, Japan
Medium and Support:
color woodblock print on paper
Credit Line:
Carleton College Art Collection, gift of Yale Pfoutz
Accession Number:
2002.005
Published 1891 by Kinkodo. This print, from an album of literary subjects, refers to a Chinese Taoist allegory in which the oxherding boy searches for, finds, and ulitmately rides the ox, signifying the sage who seeks to attain unity with the Tao.