The decidedly Jolly looking face below belongs, I believe, to the perhaps rather aptly named Daikoku — a deity said to bring wealth, food as well as good fortune.
And when it comes to the latter, he is obviously not opposed to also partaking, happily endowing himself, in this case at least, with a member of suitably monumental massiveness. A penis that can be peeked at by clicking on the picture below, although it should be said that it’s perhaps not safe for work, unless, of course, giant genitalia is legitimate.
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Hahaha! Pretty obvious why he’s so happy!!
Ohh my god lol
lololololoololo
Lee, any idea when that was erected?
Not sure, it’s a bit too hard to say…
Ha! Is it just naturally shiny stone, or have people been rubbing it for good luck?
I think it’s just a shiny stone, but you never know!
thats some pretty funny stuff. where is this fellow being displayed? looks like its at a place that sells family head stones….ha
It was outside a stonemasons, so it could well be for promotional purposes, or somebody may have actually ordered it.
Oh, that thing must be hard to carry around!
I wonder if this would be machine ground or a hand job.