Sacred stable with frieze of carved shrine.

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There are 8 carved panels depicting the ‘way of life’ through the “Three Wise Monkeys” or the ‘San Zaru’ - Kikazaru, Mizaru and Iwazaru, who respectively “hear no evil, see no evil and speak no evil”.

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Size: 5480px × 3658px
Location: Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
Photo credit: © locationshots / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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