Netsuke "Favorite Food" 根付「好物」

Japanese follows English. 英語の後に日本語が続きます。

This 4 cm wooden sculpture is netsuke "Favorite Food" on show at Tokyo National Museum this March. It was carved by Seiho Azuma from boxwood. A netsuke is a small carved ornament, especially of ivory or wood, worn as part of Japanese traditional dress as a toggle by which an article may be attached to the sash of a kimono. (Source: Lexico

So here is my question. What are these monkeys, especially baby monkeys, wanting? I don't see bananas or any other food around the monkeys... 

I have no favorite food, but I've been wanting to eat out at sushi, soba, or yakitori restaurant with good sake or wine without worrying about who cooks or dishwashes, or COVID-19.... The number of positive cases in Tokyo has hit a record high of 2,848 on July 27, and that number is much smaller than other countries but the healthcare system has already collapsed in Japan, resulting in many lying on bed at home without receiving any treatment. Abandoning many COVID patients while Olympic Games are being held as if nothing were happening is surrealistically nightmarish.     

If you love netsuke, read the posts listed under the photos!

"Favorite food," Seiho Azuma, boxwood 「好物」東声方 黄楊


Netsuke "Nue" (Legendary Monster😱)
Netsuke "Daruma"
Netsuke "A Tortoise with Hatchlings"
Netsuke "Hibernation"

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東京国立博物館「好物」です。東声方作、黄楊製です。でもこのお猿さんたち、何をそんなに食べたいんでしょうか。。。?

私には特に好物はないのですが、今一番やりたいのは、誰が料理するか、お皿を洗うか、そしてコロナを気にせずに、寿司屋か蕎麦屋か焼き鳥屋で酔っ払うことです。7月27日には東京のコロナ感染者が2,848人を記録しました。オリンピックが粛々と開催される中、多くの人が入院先が決まらず自宅療養している(自宅放置されている)なんて超現実的な悪夢です。

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