White Ox in the Open Air

Takeda Mokurai, 19th-20th century

Takeda Mokurai was the 369th abbot of the Ken’nin-ji temple in Kyoto. This scroll features the simple figure of a bull: a circle for its body and dabs of ink for ears, horns, and tail. In Zen Buddhist thought, the… · description from the collection

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Artist: Takeda Mokurai ¹
Date: 19th-20th century ¹
Medium: Hanging scroll, ink on paper ¹
Original: 2,045 × 6,739 px ¹
License: Public domain (Minneapolis Institute of Art)
Credit: Minneapolis Institute of Art, The Louis W. Hill, Jr. Fund

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