Caparisoned Elephant

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Caparisoned Elephant

Alternate Title: 象
Japan, late 19th-early 20th century
Costumes; Accessories
Ivory with light staining, sumi, and inlays including mother-of-pearl
1 5/8 x 1 9/16 x 13/16 in. (4.2 x 3.9 x 2.0 cm)
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection (M.91.250.268)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Drosse, Christine. "Netsuke Basics from A to Z: E." International Netsuke Society Journal 28, no.3 (2008): 12-17.
  • Bushell, Raymond. Netsuke: Japanese Sculpture in Miniature from the Collection of Raymond and Frances Bushell, Part IV. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1987.
  • Drosse, Christine. "Netsuke Basics from A to Z: E." International Netsuke Society Journal 28, no.3 (2008): 12-17.
  • Bushell, Raymond. Netsuke: Japanese Sculpture in Miniature from the Collection of Raymond and Frances Bushell, Part IV. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1987.
  • 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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