Ɏ MUNENARI: AN IVORY OKIMONO OF RAKAN HANDAKA SONJABy Munenari, signed MunenariJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)Finely carved, depicting the rakan standing, his right hand raised while holding an alms bowl, a cane in his left, dressed in long robes, and with a wrathful dragon wrapped round his arm. The necklace and eyes of the dragon with inlays. The base signed MUNENARI within an oval reserve.HEIGHT 20.2 cmCondition: Good condition, minor chips to exposed areas, age-related cracks.Provenance: European private collection.Trade Certificate: In accordance with new EU regulations that went into effect in January 2022, we have applied for a certificate to sell this item within the EU. We expect the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology to issue the certificate in 3-6 weeks. The item can only be shipped / handed over once the certificate has been issued.This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.