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. Object Type: painting. Date: Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Dimensions: height: 101.5 cm (39.9 in); width: 55.3 cm (21.7 in). Medium: color on paper. Depicted People: Laozi. Collection: National Palace Museum. Zhang Lu-Laozi Riding an Ox
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