Heights: 95, 90, 87, 115 centimeters
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 Man(Front) |
 Man(Back) |
Four of these figures stand on the plot of ground designated as the grave of Kibi-hime O. They are called saru-ishi ("mon-key stones") because of their queer shapes. Three of the figures have faces on the back side as well as the front. I t seems possible that the account In the 12th century Konjaku monogatari about "stones of demonic form" on the embankment of an emperor's mausoleum to the south of the Karudera may refer to these stones. The Presently known Saru-ishi, five in all,were excavated from a field to the south of Emperor Kinmei's mausoleum during the Edo (Tokugawa) Period and moved to their present locations. One of them is now on the site of the ruins of Takatori Castle, some 5 kilometers to the south-east of the Kibihime-O grave. | |||||||
 Houshi(Front) |
 Houshi(Back) |
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 Sannougonge(Front) |
 Sannougonge(Back) |
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 Woman(Front) |
 Woman(Back) |
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 saru-ishi(1892) |
 saru-ishi(1892) |
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|TAKAMATSUZUKA KOFUN |THE ASUKA TEMPLES |ASUKA AND THE MAN'YOSHU|
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