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The Verses on the Ten Oxherding Pictures is commonly associated with the ten images and verses attributed to Chan Master Kuoan, using the metaphor of herding an ox to explain the practitioner’s process from seeking and taming the mind to ultimately forgetting attachments and returning to emptiness and clarity. This item is a colored painting edition on paper, possessing value in terms of imagery, verses, and explanations of Chan practice. It is suitable for study from perspectives such as the transmission of Chan imagery since the Song and Yuan dynasties, metaphors of spiritual cultivation, and woodblock print aesthetics.