Melanesian Drummer

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Melanesian Drummer

Alternate Title: 太鼓をもつ南洋人
Japan, late 18th century
Costumes; Accessories
Red sandalwood with pigment, inlays
5 1/4 x 1 1/16 x 3/4 in. (13.3 x 2.7 x 1.9 cm)
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection (AC1998.249.271)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Bushell, Raymond.  Collector's Netsuke.  New York:  Walker/Weatherhill, 1971.
  • Bushell, Raymond. Netsuke: Japanese Scultpure in Minature from the Collection of Raymond and Frances Bushell, Part II. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1985.
  • Bushell, Raymond.  Collector's Netsuke.  New York:  Walker/Weatherhill, 1971.
  • Bushell, Raymond. Netsuke: Japanese Scultpure in Minature from the Collection of Raymond and Frances Bushell, Part II. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1985.
  • 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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