Conan, a devout Chihuahua who lives with his master, Zen Buddhist priest, Joei Yoshikuni, has become not only a tourist attraction at his temple in southern Japan, but an international sensation on the Internet too. He showed up in my inbox today courtesy of my Dad who can't help but compare Conan to his super talented Minnie. Minnie might know more tricks, but I think Conan has a better press agent.
This praying pup inspired me to feature several non-western pieces of dog art I've been collecting over the past year. Enjoy!
Mother Dog and Puppies by Lee Am, 1507-1566
Scratching Dog by Kim Du-Ryang, 1743
Sapsalgae by Kim Du-Ryang, 1743
Puppies by Maruyama Okyo, Edo Period. Courtesy of the Miho Museum in Japan
Title and painter unknown via this lovely Korean blog. (If anyone can translate, let me know.)
Another mystery image from the same blog
Detail of 16th century Korean scroll attributed to Yi Am, 1499-1566. Via Cascada
Also, may I recommend, Judith Adler's look at our pets as spiritual creatures in the Buddhist tradition in her book Zen Dog
My dox-ZEN print is now available at my Etsy shop
Oh...and one more shot of Conan...
Coming soon...Minnie's first movie featuring all her tricks and her fabulous trainer! Until then, visit her website here.
