926 - Monkey holding a huge phallus

DATE Showa period - ca. 1930 AUTHOR Unknown artist - Japan MEDIA Sandstone SIZE 19 x 7,5 cm LOCATION Private collection NOTES The smiling monkey holds between its pastes a gigantic phallus, an offering for the traditional festivals of fertilty. Signed at the back "Kiraku".

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