Tenjiku Tokubei: Master of Frog Magic

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Tenjiku Tokubei: Master of Frog Magic

Alternate Title: 天竺徳兵衛

Japan, early 19th century
Costumes; Accessories
Ivory with staining, sumi
1 1/8 × 1 7/16 × 1 1/2 in. (2.86 × 3.65 × 3.81 cm)
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection (M.91.250.21)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Phillips, Phoebe, ed. The Collectors' Encyclopedia of Antiques. New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1973.
  • Bushell, Raymond.  Netsuke Familiar and Unfamiliar:  New Principles for Collecting.  New York:  Weatherhill, 1975.
  • Phillips, Phoebe, ed. The Collectors' Encyclopedia of Antiques. New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1973.
  • Bushell, Raymond.  Netsuke Familiar and Unfamiliar:  New Principles for Collecting.  New York:  Weatherhill, 1975.
  • Bushell, Raymond.  An Exhibition of Netsuke from the Raymond Bushell Collection. Tokyo: Mikimoto World Jewelers, 1979.
  • Davey, Neil K. Netsuke: A Comprehensive Study Based on the M.T. Hindson Collection. Revised edition. London: Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd., 1982
  • 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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