宋/元 佚名 百牛圖 卷|One hundred water buffalo
Unidentified artist|Jiangcan
13th century · Handscroll; ink on paper · Asian Art
Myriad water buffalo spread across this gentle river landscape in scenes of play, work, and relaxation. Some are guided gently by country oxherd boys, while others are ridden around and through the cool waters, lounge by the riverside, or scratch their weary hides. While the ox sometimes featured in Buddhist images, this painting presents the ox and oxherd as symbols of the simple joys of life in river country.
- Artist
- Unidentified artist|Jiangcan
- Date
- 13th century
- Medium
- Handscroll; ink on paper
- Culture
- China
- Department
- Asian Art
- Credit line
- Rogers Fund, 1918
