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The Tang Dynasty monk fetches scriptures (唐僧取经)

In a scene from the 17th century novel Journey to the West, the 7th century monk Sanzang is shown with his companions Monkey (Sun Wukong), Pigsy (Zhubajie) and Sandy (Shaheshang) on his way to India to collect Buddhist sutras. Price: 16 fen

In Collection:
Creator Publisher Language Keyword Date created Resource type Rights statement Extent
  • 1 poster ; 77 x 53 cm
Alternative title
  • The Tang Dynasty Monk fetches scriptures
  • 唐僧取经
  • Tang seng qu jing
Edition
  • First edition May 1981, 1-600,000.
Geographic Coverage Coordinates
  • 35, 105
Collection
  • Chinese Propaganda Poster Project
Provenance
  • From the collection of Barry Till.
Provider Genre Technical note
  • Scanned and edited by KM and CDW, cataloguing metadata provided by R.King and KM. Migration metadata by KD.
Rights
  • These images are provided for teaching and research use only.
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