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Characters from Journey to the West above the clouds

  • 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 cm (height x width)
    Material index
    Technique index
    cut
    Object type index
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Presented by John Gittings, 2008.
    Accession no.
    EA2008.42.d

Past Exhibition

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Location

    • currently in research collection

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