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Beauties and Heroes: Legends and Stories in Chinese Art

(from 21st Jan until 15th Jul 2012)

Explore paintings, prints and papercuts depicting legendary figures from Chinese folklore.

Detail of Heroes from The Water Margin, by Shi Dawei, Shanghai, 2003 (Museum No: EA2007.194)
Monkey King from Journey to the West fighting the White-Bone Demonfront

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Monkey King from Journey to the West fighting the White-Bone Demon

  • Description

    The Monkey King is a main character in Journey to the West, one of the Four Great Classical Novels in Chinese literature.

  • Details

    Series
    Chinese Papercuts
    Associated place
    Asia › China (place of creation)
    Date
    1980s
    Material and technique
    cut paper
    Dimensions
    19 x 14.2 cm (height x width)
    Material index
    processed material › paper
    Technique index
    cut
    Object type index
    visual representation › papercut
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Presented by John Gittings, 2008.
    Accession no.
    EA2008.42.i

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