An Edo school ivory peg manju of Benkei. Mid-19th century - image-1
An Edo school ivory peg manju of Benkei. Mid-19th century - image-2
An Edo school ivory peg manju of Benkei. Mid-19th century - image-1An Edo school ivory peg manju of Benkei. Mid-19th century - image-2

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An Edo school ivory peg manju of Benkei. Mid-19th century

Auktion 1124 - Übersicht Köln
07.12.2018, 13:00 - Japan II - Rüstung, Schwertschmuck, Netsuke, Inro, Sagemono inkl. Slg. Papp II
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An Edo school ivory peg manju of Benkei. Mid-19th century

Carved in sunken relief with Benkei to kodomo. Dressed as a yamabushi in typical attire, Benkei holding a staff and with a long sword, in front of him a peasant boy in a happi coat gathering pine needles. On the reverse his basket and a sickle.
Diameter 5.3 cm

Provenienz

A gift of Grete Damm, Munich, 7.7.1987
The Papp Collection (no. 457)