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Small Chinese Opera Mask - Monkey King
Makes a beautiful addition to your art works...
Retail - $39.95
Our Price - $34.95
Measures about 8.5 inches Tall x 5.5 inches Wide.
This beautiful hand painted porcelain mask comes with a beautiful box.
The Monkey King was born out of rock, and hence is extremely strong and durable - in fact he is totally invulnerable. He is immortal, having gorged himself on the life-giving peaches of the Jade Emperor's sacred garden. He is also extremely smart - he learned all the magic tricks in the world from a master Taoist, so that he is now able to transform himself into seventy-two different images such as a tree, a bird, a beast of prey or a bug as small as a mosquito so as to sneak into an enemy's belly to fight him inside or out. He can employ clouds as vehicles allowing him to travel 180,000 miles in a single somersault. He uses a Wishing Staff he got from the Dragon Kings of the Oceans as his favorite weapon - it can expand or shrink at its owner's command (he normally stores it in his earlobe). He can turns clumps of his hair into any object he desires. His fiery eyes can see through most illusions. Being made of stone, he is uncomfortable underwater.
To learn more about Chinese Opera Masks check out:
http://www.paulnoll.com/China/Opera/index.html
For more information on Chinese History and Culture check out:
http://www.paulnoll.com/China/index.html
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