Sun Wukong, The Monkey King Four Horsemen, Figura Obscura

Description

The Art of the Monkey King
The packaging artwork for Figura Obscura has become as important a piece of the release as the toy contained inside, and once again studio illustrator Nate Baertsch did an incredible job for this release! Nate took inspiration for these paintings from traditional Chinese line art and watercolors, blending elements of those art styles with his own to create the package illustrations for Sun Wukong.
This new package features the magnetic ÒcoverÓ that depicts the Monkey King on the front Ð including gold foil lettering for Sun WukongÕs name and the outline of characters on the box (we think the Monkey King would greatly approve of this extravagance). Some of the demons he battles during his journey make up the rest of the panels of this cover, while the other side of the removable panel shows the Monkey KingÕs home on the Mountain of Flowers and Fruit. The back of this panel contains a summary of Sun WukongÕs epic adventures, especially helpful for those who may not be familiar with the exploits of the Great Sage Equal to Heaven.
Removing the front panel, the box shows off the Monkey King figure while his traveling companions make up the rest of the main boxÕs artwork. Behind the figure itself is another scene, this time showing a tree in the Heavenly Peach Garden. That tree is still covered with fruit, which means Monkey has yet to devour them!