Hotei Dreaming on His Bag of Treasures

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Hotei Dreaming on His Bag of Treasures

Alternate Title: 布袋
Japan, early to mid-19th century
Costumes; Accessories
Stoneware with gold and brown lacquer
1 1/2 x 1 1/8 x 1 1/8 in. (3.8 x 2.8 x 2.8 cm)
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection (M.87.263.70)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Goodall, Hollis. "Beyond Ivory: the Colorful World of Netsuke, Part 1." International Netsuke Society Journal 24, no.4 (2004): 14-22.
  • Bushell, Raymond.  Netsuke Familiar and Unfamiliar:  New Principles for Collecting.  New York:  Weatherhill, 1975.
  • Goodall, Hollis. "Beyond Ivory: the Colorful World of Netsuke, Part 1." International Netsuke Society Journal 24, no.4 (2004): 14-22.
  • Bushell, Raymond.  Netsuke Familiar and Unfamiliar:  New Principles for Collecting.  New York:  Weatherhill, 1975.
  • 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.
  • 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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