Owl Attacking a Bat

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Owl Attacking a Bat

Alternate Title: Kōmori o osou fukurō
Japan, early to mid-19th century
Costumes; Accessories
Ebony with inlays
1 7/16 x 1 5/16 x 1 7/16 in. (3.6 x 3.4 x 3.6 cm)
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection (M.90.186.3)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Bushell, Raymond. "To Donate or Not to Donate." Impressions: the Journal of the Japanese Art Society of America 42, pt.2 (2021): 100-121.
  • Bushell, Raymond.  An Exhibition of Netsuke from the Raymond Bushell Collection. Tokyo: Mikimoto World Jewelers, 1979.
  • Bushell, Raymond. "To Donate or Not to Donate." Impressions: the Journal of the Japanese Art Society of America 42, pt.2 (2021): 100-121.
  • Bushell, Raymond.  An Exhibition of Netsuke from the Raymond Bushell Collection. Tokyo: Mikimoto World Jewelers, 1979.
  • Catalog of an Exhibition of Netsuke from the Collection of Raymond Bushell.  London: Christie, Manson & Woods Ltd., 1984.
  • 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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