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Source Description
A boy is depicted seated on an ox beneath a pine tree. The shore can be seen behind him. This many be a reference to the Buddhist journey towards enlightenment. A series of ten images of a boy and an ox were used to illustrate the process of attaining enlightenment. This is part of a set with Walters 51.982.
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Document identity
localId
35292
label
Kashira with a Boy Riding an Ox
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
35292
sourceUrl
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object
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normalized
title
Kashira with a Boy Riding an Ox
description
A boy is depicted seated on an ox beneath a pine tree. The shore can be seen behind him. This many be a reference to the Buddhist journey towards enlightenment. A series of ten images of a boy and an ox were used to illustrate the process of attaining enlightenment. This is part of a set with Walters 51.982.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca.1800 (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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Arms & Armor
kashira
sword components
handles
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
1 1/4 in. (3.1 cm) (l.)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
RelatedObjects
26762
med
silver, copper, gold
creator_ids
4738
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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fc151bc389bf691d