Sun Wukong

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Color woodcut by Katsushika Taito II shows Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, blowing hair that transforms into monkeys, with calligraphy and a patterned silver background.

Stone relief carving of Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, holding a staff and wearing robes, on a wall at Kaiyuan Temple in Quanzhou, China.

Steel sculpture of Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, made from recycled auto parts, holding a staff and displayed outdoors at Binzhou International Conference Center.

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Color woodcut by Katsushika Taito II shows Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, blowing hair that transforms into monkeys, with calligraphy and a patterned silver background.

The Monkey King Blows His Hair Away

Color woodblock print attributed to Katsushika Taitō II, Japan, 1836. In this scene,...

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (RP-P-1958-335)

Stone relief carving of Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, holding a staff and wearing robes, on a wall at Kaiyuan Temple in Quanzhou, China.

Sun Wukong sculpture, Kaiyuan Temple

Relief carving of Sun Wukong at Kaiyuan Temple in Quanzhou, China.

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Steel sculpture of Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, made from recycled auto parts, holding a staff and displayed outdoors at Binzhou International Conference Center.

Sun Wukong sculpture made from auto parts

Steel sculpture of Sun Wukong (the Monkey King) constructed from recycled automobile...

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