Angel

* Nearly 20,000 images of artworks the museum believes to be in the public domain are available to download on this site. Other images may be protected by copyright and other intellectual property rights. By using any of these images you agree to LACMA's Terms of Use.

Angel

Alternate Title: 天使

Japan, late 19th century
Costumes; Accessories
Ivory with staining, sumi; manjū type
1 7/8 x 1 5/8 x 7/8 in. (4.7 x 4.1 x 2.2 cm)
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection (M.87.263.30)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Bushell, Raymond. The Wonderful World of Netsuke. Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Co., Inc., 1964.
  • Bushell, Raymond. Netsuke: Japanese Sculpture in Miniature from the Collection of Raymond and Frances Bushell, Part III. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1986.