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| Artifact Identification | Okimono: Entwined Sambiki Saru (Apes) Mizaru, Kinkazaru and Iwazaru (1999.13.0019) | |
| Classification | Communication Artifacts : Art : Figurine, Animal | |
| Visual Description | The carved image of three apes. One stands in the background, his ears covered by the two seated at each leg. The right hand of the standing ape covers the mouth of one of the seated apes, while his other hand covers the eyes of the second. | |
| Artist/Maker | None | |
| Geographic Location | Asia, East, Japan | |
| Period/Date | Meiji Period (1868-1912), c. 1880 | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
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Physical Analysis |
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| Dimension 1 (Height) | 9.4 cm | |
| Dimension 2 (Width) | 6.5 cm | |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | 5.0 cm | |
| Weight | 84 g | |
| Measuring Remarks | None | |
| Materials | Wood--Boxwood | |
| Manufacturing Processes | Carving | |
| Munsell Color Information | Strong Brown (2.5YR 3/8) -Muzzle of hear no evil monkey. Dark Grayish Reddish Brown (2.5YR 2/2) -Back of speak no evil. Strong Brown (2.5YR 3/6) -Back of see no evil. | |
Research Remarks |
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| Published Description | N/A | |
| Scholarly Notes | A Japanese boxwood okimono of entwined Sambiki Saru (apes) who are the attendants of Saruta Hiko no Mikoto or Koshin, the God of the Roads, they are: Mizaru, with hands over his eyes, who sees no evil; Kinkazaru, covering his ears, who listens to no evil; and Iwazaru, his hand on his mouth, who speaks no evil, 4" high, Meiji period, c. 1880 The name Koshin is applied to the "day of the monkey", the Kano e Saru, recurring every two months at the coincidence of the Ka-no-e term (severth) of the decimal cycle with the ninth term, Saru, of the duodenary cycle, when festivities in honor of Saruta Hiko regularly take place, and offerings are set before the emages of the three monkeys. - B. McManus, appraiser 10-23-1999 The Meiji Restoration began in 1868, returning Japan to direct imperial rule under the emperor Meiji after the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate, ending with his death in 1912. - D. Schrishuhn, 9/20/2000 | |
| Comparanda | N/A | |
| Bibliography | N/A | |
Artifact History |
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| Archaeological Data | N/A | |
| Credit Line/Dedication | Fred A. Freund Collection | |
| Reproduction | No | |
| Reproduction Information | N/A | |