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Zhang Lu: Lao-tzu Riding an Ox  wikidata:Q19678408 reasonator:Q19678408
Artist
Zhang Lu  (1464–1538)  wikidata:Q3575370
 
Alternative names
張路, 天馳, 平山
Description Chinese painter
student of Wu Wei, Zhe School
Date of birth/death 1464 Edit this at Wikidata 1538 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth Xiangfu
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creator QS:P170,Q3575370
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Title
Laozi Riding an Ox
畫老子騎牛
Object type painting Edit this at Wikidata
Description

The subject deals with the story of Laotzu riding an ox through a pass. It is said that with the fall of the Chou dynasty, Laotzu decided to travel west through the Han Valley Pass. The Pass Commissioner, Yin-hsi, noticed a trail of vapor emanating from the east, deducing that a sage must be approaching. Not long after, Laotzu riding his ox indeed appeared and, at the request of Yin-hsi, wrote down his famous Tao-te ching, leaving afterwards. This story thus became associated with auspiciousness.

— National Palace Museum
Depicted people Laozi Edit this at Wikidata
Date Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Medium hanging scroll, light color on paper
Dimensions height: 101.5 cm (39.9 in); width: 55.3 cm (21.7 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,101.5U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,55.3U174728
institution QS:P195,Q540668
Accession number
故-畫-000437-00000
References
Source/Photographer http://tech2.npm.gov.tw/cheschool/zh-tw/index.aspx?content=e_1_58
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Laotzu riding an ox through the Han Valley Pass, as he wrote down his famous Tao-te ching

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