Three mystic kokeshi dolls
by Muhitsu Miyajima, Japan
Keyaki wood
6-1/8" (15.5 cm) high
Mid 20th century 

A trio of rare modern creative kokeshi portraying the Buddhist maxim, "See no evil. Hear no evil. Speak no evil." Mizaru, who covers his eyes, sees no evil; Iwazaru, who covers his mouth, speaks no evil; and Kikazaru, who covers his ears, hears no evil. This trio is representative of Sambiki Saru, the "Three Mystic Apes."

The artist, Muhitsu Miyajima, was born in 1929 and is an award winning kokeshi maker who began his career making traditional kokeshi dolls. This group is very difficult to find.
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