Style1½ inches thick (3.75 cm) Product Details Artist grade canvas, archival inks, wooden stretcher bars, and UVB protective coating
AvailablityUsually ships within five business days. ArtistAleksy James CollectionAleksyJames
Description From the story Journey to the West, a classic of Chinese literature. More commonly known as Monkey from when it was translated into a Japanese television drama. Monkey, the main character was born from a stone egg on top of a mountain. He is a skilled fighter and soon becomes the king of a ruthless monkey tribe. He was, as the theme song goes the funkiest monkey that ever popped.He achieved a certain degree of enlightenment and proclaimed himself Great Sage, Equal of Heaven after demanding the gift of a magical staff from a powerful dragon king.In order to keep his lawless abandon under check, Monkey was approached by heaven and invited to join there ranks. First in the lowly role of Master of the Stable, but after much complaint he is moved to Keeper of the Peach Garden of Immortality. Monkey then goes on to eat many of the forbidden peaches. Peaches that have taken a millennia to ripen. He then becomes immortal and causes all sorts of trouble. After angering the gods and being beaten in a challenge by an omniscient, mighty, but benevolent, cloud-dwelling Buddha, Monkey is imprisoned for 500 years under a mountain in order to learn patience.