Japanese Bronze Figurine Child on the Bull (23M-180-1)

Japanese Bronze Figurine Child on the Bull (23M-180-1)

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23M-180-1
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This is an authentic Japanese Okimono made of bronze from late 1900's, figurine of Fuefuki Doji, a child blowing a whistle riding the bull. This scene is from one of the stories from Ten bulls.

Ten Bulls or Ten Ox Herding Pictures is a series of short poems and accompanying drawings used in the Zen tradition to describe the stages of a practitioner's progress toward englightment and their return to society to enact wisdom and compassion.\

12 1/2"W x 4"D x 9 1/2"H

This is a story Kigu Kika, riding the bull home. 

The story is

Mounting the Ox, slowly Ireturn homeward.
The voice of my flute intones
through the evening.
Measuring with hand-beats
the pulsating harmony,
I direct the endless rhythm.
Whoever hears this melody
will join me.

Beautifuly made, great home decor.