鹿しか猿ざる

noun

earthenware toy of a monkey on a deer

Traditional Japanese folk toy, often a bell, depicting a monkey seated on a deer. Associated with good luck or as a souvenir.

• 鹿しか猿ざるは縁えん起ぎ物ものとして飾かざられることがある。

  The deer-monkey toy is sometimes displayed as a lucky charm.

• この鹿しか猿ざるは土つちでできていて、振ふると音おとがする。

  This deer-monkey toy is made of clay and makes a sound when shaken.