An Edo school ivory peg manjû of Benkei. Mid-19th centuryCarved in sunken relief with Benkei as a yamabushi in typical attire holding a staff and with a long sword, in front of him a peasant boy in a happi coat, on the reverse his basket and a sickle. Diameter 5.3 cmProvenienzA gift of Grete Damm, Munich, 7.7.1987Coll. no. 457 (handwritten)Dieses Objekt wurde unter Verwendung von Materialien hergestellt, für die beim Export in Ländern außerhalb der EU eine Genehmigung nach CITES erforderlich ist. Wir machen darauf aufmerksam, dass eine Genehmigung im Regelfall nicht erteilt wird.An Edo school ivory peg manjû of Benkei. Mid-19th centuryCarved in sunken relief with Benkei as a yamabushi in typical attire holding a staff and with a long sword, in front of him a peasant boy in a happi coat, on the reverse his basket and a sickle. Diameter 5.3 cmThis lot contains materials which require a CITES licence for export outside of the EU contract countries. We would like to inform you that such licenses are usually not granted.