Monkeys at Shinkyu-sha

Let's look at the famous "see no evil, say no evil, hear no evil" three monkeys as well as other monkeys that were used to depict the life of a person.
In 2017, there was a lot of talk about how bad the monkeys looked after the restoration work. It could have been a fun way to see them compared to how they looked before.

↑Before restoration in 2013 ↓After restoration in 2017


↑Before restoration in 2013 ↓After restoration in 2017


↑Before restoration in 2013 ↓After restoration in 2017


↑Before restoration in 2013 ↓After restoration in 2017


↑Before restoration in 2013 ↓After restoration in 2017


↑Before restoration in 2013 ↓After restoration in 2017


The monkeys have been renewed in the very style of a "zoo" sign.
It is only natural that people would say, "What the heck is this?
Some say that this is closer to the original image, but the monkeys are not important cultural assets in terms of art value, but are part of a historical structure.
It is possible that they were originally intended as a service to the public and were intentionally created in a cartoonish style, as if to say, "Let's draw something on the stable too."