An amusing Edo-school ivory netsuke of two monks next to a bell, by Shôunsai. Mid-19th centuryBoth seated to either side of a large bell and covering their ears, one of the monks with prayer beads. Signed Shôunsai. The bell could be an allusion to the bell of Miidera, carried up Mount Hiei by Benkei so that the sound of the bell would bring pleasure to the monks, or the bell of Dôjôji underneath which Anchin burned to death and is now mourned by his fellow monks.Height 2.4 cm; width 4.6 cmProvenienzFrom Grete Damm, Munich, April 1977Coll. no. 984 (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 amusing Edo-school ivory netsuke of two monks next to a bell, by Shôunsai. Mid-19th centuryBoth seated to either side of a large bell and covering their ears, one of the monks with prayer beads. Signed Shôunsai. Height 2.4 cm; width 4.6 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.