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Priest Xuan-zhuang and his attendants, from 'Xijouji'. Creator: Ôhara Donshû, late Edo period, Japan, mid 19th CE. This unusual work illustrates the Chinese classic, Xijouji ('Tales of Journeying West') (Japanese: Saiyûki). This popular story dates from the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), but is set in the Tang dynasty (618-906), when a priest named Xuan-zhuang (Genjô) undertakes a journey to India. Along the way he encounters eighty-one different obstacles and difficulties, but with the help of a water-imp, a monkey and a pig, he reaches his destination. Once there he receives copies of important Buddhist scriptures, and returns safely back home with them.
Location
British Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier
ART307184
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
1629px × 4502px
Photo Credit
© The Trustees of the British Museum / Art Resource, NY
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19th century CE
Buddhism
Edo period, Japanese (1615-1867)
Horse
Monkey
Painting, Medium
Pig
Priest
Riding
Scroll
Travel
Traveller