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Unknown Maker, Chinese

Oxherd on ox playing the flute

Description

Maker

Unknown Maker, Chinese

Culture

Chinese, Japanese

Title

Oxherd on ox playing the flute

Period

Edo Period

Year

1700s-1800s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

paint

Supports

Dimensions

116.8 x 72.4 cm (46 x 28 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscribed number, verso top left, in black ink: 454

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Manton B. Metcalf

Object Number

22.048

Type

Projects & Publications

Publications

  • Journal

Manual / Issue 18: Nature

 RISD Museum’s Manual 18 Celebrates Nature

In our [Chamoru] culture, inafa’maolek is our most important value. It roughly translates as “to make good for each other.” Inafa’maolek teaches us that all things are connected and related, including people, environments, and all species. Because all things are interwoven, we must always act with guinaiya and respetu, love and respect.  

–Craig Santos Perez, introduction

Manual 18 explores human interactions with the natural world, from frank awe and deep appreciation of the immediate moment to eternal questions and ancient unfinished business. This issue of Manual complements the exhibition Being and Believing in the Natural World, co-curated by Gina Borromeo, Wai Yee Chiong, and Sháńdíín Brown, on view at the RISD Museum now through May 7, 2023.

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Chinese
Oxherd on ox playing the flute, 1700s-1800s
ink and color on silk
116.8 x 72.4 cm (46 x 28 1/2 inches)
Gift of Manton B. Metcalf 22.048

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