Zhenghuangniu Riding an Ox left of a pair of Zhenghuangniu and Yushanzhu, 17th century, Kano Dōun, Japanese, 1625 - 1694, 34 3/16 × 10 1/2 in. ( × cm) (image)67 5/8 × 13 1/16 in. ( × cm) (mount, without roller), Ink on paper, Japan, 17th century, These scrolls show a pair of fabled Chinese Zen monks. The donkey-riding monk at right, Yushanzhu (whose name means Master of Mount Yu), was said to have achieved enlightenment as he fell while riding his donkey across a bridge. Zheng Huangniu (Zheng of the Yellow Ox) reads Buddhist scripture while riding his ox backwards

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