Gourd-Shaped Case with Pattern of Pig-Faced Creature

China

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The imagery on this bag is taken from the Xiyou ji (The Journey to the West), a Ming-dynasty (1368–1644) text based on the historical pilgrimage of the Buddhist monk Xuanzang (596–664) from China to India for the purpose of bringing back Buddhist scriptures. The boldly rendered, pig-faced creature is Zhu Bajie, one of Xuanzang’s supernatural animal companions, shown here with the rake he uses as a weapon.

Gourd-Shaped Case with Pattern of Pig-Faced Creature, Silk and metallic-thread embroidery on silk damask, China

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Gourd-Shaped Case with Pattern of Pig-Faced Creature, Silk and metallic-thread embroidery on silk damask, China
Gourd-Shaped Case with Pattern of Pig-Faced Creature, Silk and metallic-thread embroidery on silk damask, China

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