Ke Chai

Passing of the Throne (代代封侯)

Illustration
2024
Digital
17x11 in
In Chinese legend, monkeys are humanity's ancestors, and one monkey sitting on top of another means being a vassal for generations. After referring to the Chinese historical background and designing the image as an official hat with a monkey king from the Tang Dynasty sitting on top, a monkey king from the Song Dynasty in the center, and a young monkey king from the Yuan Dynasty on the lower level, I showed the passing of the throne through four generations of monkeys, depicting the people's good wishes for peace and high promotion.

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Passing of the Throne (代代封侯)
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2024, GradEx 109
100 McCaul Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5T 1W1

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