Gourd in String Bag

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Gourd in String Bag

Alternate Title: Amibukuro no naka no hyōtan
Japan, late 19th-early 20th century
Costumes; Accessories
Wood, metal, glass, various inlays
2 1/16 x 15/16 x 15/16 in. (5.3 x 2.3 x 2.3 cm)
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection (AC1998.249.48)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Madden, Odile. "Beyond Ivory: the Colorful World of Netsuke, Part 2." International Nestuke Society Journal 24, no.4 (2004): 24-35.
  • Bushell, Raymond.  An Exhibition of Netsuke from the Raymond Bushell Collection. Tokyo: Mikimoto World Jewelers, 1979.
  • Madden, Odile. "Beyond Ivory: the Colorful World of Netsuke, Part 2." International Nestuke Society Journal 24, no.4 (2004): 24-35.
  • Bushell, Raymond.  An Exhibition of Netsuke from the Raymond Bushell Collection. Tokyo: Mikimoto World Jewelers, 1979.
  • Goodall, Hollis, Virginia G. Atchley, Neil K. Davey, Christine Drosse, Sebastian Izzard, Odile Madden, and Robert T. Singer. The Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection of Netsuke:  A Legacy at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Chicago: Art Media Resources, Inc.; Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2003.
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