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Monkey Slays the Demon of Havoc by Tony Davis
Monkey Slays the Demon of Havoc
Tony Davis
Title
Monkey Slays the Demon of Havoc
Artist
Year
1970
Technique
screen print
Image Size
20 3/4 x 32 5/8" image & paper
Signature
pencil, lower right
Edition Size
15 of 30
Annotations
pencil titled & dated
Reference
Paper
ivory wove
State
published
Publisher
artist
Inventory ID
16953
Price
$300.00
Description
Monkey King, or known to the Chinese old and young as Xi You Ji (Journey to the West), is one of the renowned classical Chinese novels that dates back some four hundred years ago.
Monkey King is based on a true story of a famous monk, Xuan Zang of the Chinese Tang Dynasty (602-664). After a decade of trials and tribulations, he arrived on foot to what is today India, the birthplace of Buddhism. He was there for the true Buddhist holy books. When he returned, Xuan Zang translated the Sutras into Chinese, thus making a great contribution to the development of Buddhism in China.