See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil in Japanese Calligraphy

見猿聞か猿言わ猿 (mizarukikazaruiwazaru)

The Japanese proverb 見猿聞か猿言わ猿 meaning "See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil" refers to the three wise monkeys. There are two common ways to write this. One is to use the zaru in hiragana which is a verb conjugation of negation. The other, which I use here, uses the kanji 猿 (read zaru) in tribute to the three wise monkeys.

See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil (見猿聞か猿言わ猿) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil 見猿聞か猿言わ猿 mizarukikazaruiwazaru Block Vertical VB6C

See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil (見猿聞か猿言わ猿) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil 見猿聞か猿言わ猿 mizarukikazaruiwazaru Cursive Vertical VC6B

See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil (見猿聞か猿言わ猿) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil 見猿聞か猿言わ猿 mizarukikazaruiwazaru Design Vertical VD4B

See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil 見猿聞か猿言わ猿 mizarukikazaruiwazaru Design Vertical VD5B

See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil (見猿聞か猿言わ猿) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil 見猿聞か猿言わ猿 mizarukikazaruiwazaru Semi-Cursive Vertical VS6C

See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil

見猿聞か猿言わ猿 (mizarukikazaruiwazaru)

Also available as a hand-brushed Japanese scroll