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MONKEY AND MOON (C.1910)
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MONKEY AND MOON (C.1910)
SKU BM-JPN013
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The Japanese word for monkey, “saru’” is a homonym for the Japanese word “expel” (also pronounced saru), meaning “dispel” or “push away”. This has given the monkey a sacred symbolism as a guardian against negativity and misfortune.
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