Wise monkey statue , hear no evil , see no evil , speak no evil

Height : 17 cm

The three wise monkeys are a Japanese pictorial maxim, embodying the proverbial principle "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil". The three monkeys are Mizaru, who sees no evil, covering its eyesKikazaru, who hears no evil, covering its ears, andIwazaru, who speaks no evil, covering its mouth. Lafcadio Hearn refers to them as the three mystic apes.