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Pigsy succumbs to earthly temptations by accepting food, while Xuanzang, unmoved, and Monkey look on,...

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Pigsy succumbs to earthly temptations by accepting food, while Xuanzang, unmoved, and Monkey look on, from 'Journey to the West' by Wu Cheng'en (woodcut)
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Chinese School (18th century) / Chinese
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British Library, London, UK
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woodcut
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Shelfmark: 15271.c.13. Journey to the West (Chinese: 西遊記; pinyin: Xī Yóu Jì) is a Chinese novel published in the 16th century during the Ming dynasty and attributed to Wu Cheng'en. It is one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. Arthur Waley's popular abridged translation, Monkey, is well known in English-speaking countries.

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monkey / animal / pigsy / journey to the west / illustration / novel / monk / monks / literature / pilgrimage / chinese
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