Boy on a Bull, late 19th century
Ueda Kōchūexpand_more
Ink and color on silkexpand_more
Gift of the Clark Center for Japanese Art & Cultureexpand_more 2013.29.150
On View in Gallery 237expand_more
Seated atop a mountainous bull, a young oxherd attempts to rein the animal in, but from the boy’s piteous expression it is clear that he is not in control. A handful of plum blossoms flutter to the ground near the feet of the bull, indicating that this painting is related to the Shintoist Tenjin cult. The bull was considered sacred in Tenjin worship and plum blossoms were favored by Sugawara Michizane, the cult’s patron deity.
Details
- Title
- Boy on a Bull
- Artist Life
- 1819 - 1911
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2013.29.150
- Curator Approved
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