Three Monks Cinnabar Hanging Charm

Three monks carved in cinnabar, one covering his eyes, one his ears, one his mouth, beneath a small ruyi cloud.

Cinnabar is the fire-red stone of the Chinese tradition, long worn to guard vitality and keep good fortune close. Its colour alone was considered protective, the red that meets whatever the day brings.

See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil. The three figures are an old teaching on keeping bad influence out: what you refuse to look at, listen to or repeat has no way in. Worn as a charm they stand guard against gossip and ill will. The ruyi cloud above them is the wish-granting shape, a small blessing that things go as they should.

A charm for anyone in a loud workplace or a tangled family who wants their own peace kept intact. Clip it to a bag, a set of keys or the rear-view mirror.