#four wise monkeys

[leomitchellart]

Inktober 2019 Prompt no.17 - “Ornament”

🙈🙉🙊...🐵❓That’s right. Four wise monkeys. 

A lot of people are aware of the first three:  Mizaru, see no evil; Kikazaru, “Hear no evil”; and Iwazaru, “Speak no evil”. But the fourth monkey is often omitted and forgotten about. Shizaru, representing “Do no evil”, who is often shown with his hands over his monkey-nuts. I swear this is true! Look it up.

Please Reblog but do not Repost.

[sorenkingsley]

[garymattress]

[usuallymassivegalaxy]

Pearl: Speak No Evil

Yellow Pearl: Hear No Evil

Blue Pearl: See No Evil

Pink Pearl: Do No Evil

[sorenkingsley]

[actdog]

Tom robinson - think no evil

[tgreywolfe]

Hear No Evil ... See No Evil ... Speak No Evil.

Kikazaru, Mizaru, Iwazaru: The Three Wise Monkeys

Occasionally, there is a fourth monkey, Shizaru, Do No Evil, symbolized by hands crossed over ...

... the heart

... or the genitals.

Knowing Tumblr, I have no doubt of preference regarding the fourth monkey.

[mattraschart]

"Four Wise Monkeys", music video by Lara Herscovitch. Directed & animated by me.