Monkey and the Water Dragon

This ancient folk tale was first written down in the sixteenth century by Wu Ch’eng-en in a collection he named MONKEY. The book tells of the many adventures of Tripitaka, Monkey and Pigsy as they travel to India to fetch the Buddhist scriptures and return them to China. Joanna Troughton has chosen just one of these stories to illustrate. Her vivid water colours are inspired by Chinese art.