MONKEYS IN ASIAN ART
KAWANABE Kyosai 1878, Japan
Ueshima Hozan (1875-1920), detail.
Mori Sosen (1747-1821) Japanese Painter, Edo Period
Lin Shun-Shiung
Twelve Signs Of The Zodiac/Monkey. 1940.
MARUYAMA Okyo (1733~1795), Japan
The meaning of monkeys in Asian art is extremely complex, having to do with word play both between the sound of the word for monkey and the pictogram for it, with the monkey deities, and with Koshin rituals. Here is an overview of the complex world of the monkey in Japanese art: http://onmarkproductions.com/html/monkey-koushin-p3.html