Mystic monkey totem
Japan
Wood
5.25" (13.3 cm) high
Meiji Period 

A stack of monkeys portray the Buddhist maxim, "See no evil. Hear no evil. Speak no evil." Mizaru, who covers his eyes, sees no evil; Kikazaru, who covers his ears, hears no evil and Iwazaru, who covers his mouth, speaks no evil. Nicely carved fur, with a couple of stubbed toes.
#3455

$400