8 février 2016
Large seated monkey holding a peach, China, Kangxi period, circa 1700
Large seated monkey holding a peach, China, Kangxi period, circa 1700. Enamel on biscuit porcelain. Height 24.5 cm. © Vanderven Oriental Art one of the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac. A monkey holding the peach alludes to the Monkey King Sun Wukong....