The literary works which borrow Chinese subjects and their creators become the unique phenomenon in Japanese literature. However, these works are not mere representations and interpretations of Chinese historical characters and events, but manifestations of Japanese literary themes and aesthetic pursuit through those images. Ox-man, one of Nakajima's masterpieces, drawing material from the story of Zuozhuan, reflects the persistent theme of Nakajima's literature by describing the life story of Shu Sunbao, a noble of Lu Dynasty. The paper intend...