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Exhibition Public - Europe & Africa

Monkey Tales: Apes and Monkeys in Asian Art

The Ashmolean
Beaumont Street,
Oxford, United Kingdom
Jun 14, 2016 To Oct 30, 2016


Detail: To celebrate the Year of the Monkey in 2016 this special display showcases images of adventurous and mischievous monkeys in works on paper from Iran to Japan.

The display features papercuts, woodblock prints and lithographs of monkeys in the wild, monkeys as gods, and scenes from the famous 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West.
Phone No.: +44 (0)1865 278000
Site URL: http://www.ashmolean.org/exhibitions/details/?exh=132

Ohara Koson (1877–1945), Monkey on a willow branch
Ohara Koson (1877–1945), Monkey on a willow branch
Japan
1900
colour woodblock print
© Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

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