Boy Riding Buffalo, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Kangxi period (1662–1722), late 17th–early 18th century, China, Porcelain painted

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Boy Riding Buffalo, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Kangxi period (1662–1722), late 17th–early 18th century, China, Porcelain painted with colored enamels on the biscuit (Jingdezhen ware), H. 10 1/2 in. ( cm); L. 10 in. ( cm), Ceramics, Popular in many media, representations of young boys with water buffalos often have Buddhist overtones. The motif of a youth herding a water buffalo alludes to a famous eleventh- to twelfth-century cycle of parables known as the Ten Oxherding Songs

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Size: 4332px × 4560px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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