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.
The Monkey King at the peach banquet
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Description
Zheng Jiazhen was a cartoonist, ink painter and calligrapher from Hong Kong. The Monkey King in an opera outfit seems to be his favourite subject to celebrate the year of the monkey. Here the Monkey King is drunk after tasting wine from the Jade Emperor’s royal collection, and has stuffed his bag with the best peaches after having taken a bite of each. These peaches from the garden of the Queen Mother of the West are believed to bring longevity to heavenly gods and immortals every 3000 years.
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Details
- Associated place
- Date
- 1991
- Artist/maker
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Zheng Jiazhen (1918 - 2000) (artist)Zheng Jiazhen (1918 - 2000) (calligrapher)
- Material and technique
- ink and colour on paper; mounted on paper, framed with juan silk pieces
- Dimensions
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frame 86.9 x 141.5 x 2.5 cm (height x width x depth)
painting 69.1 x 99.9 cm (height x width)
- Material index
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organic › animal › animal product › silk
- Technique index
- Object type index
- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented in honour of the 70th birthday of Angelita Trinidad Reyes, 2002.
- Accession no.
- EA2002.169
Past Exhibition
see (1)
Location
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- currently in research collection
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