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Masatsugu
Fox Disguised as Priestlate 19th century

Not on view
Small carved netsuke of a standing cloaked figure with an animal face, in dark lacquered wood and pale ivory, sandaled feet visible below the hem

Masatsugu, Fox Disguised as Priest, late 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Masatsugu
Title
Fox Disguised as Priest
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
late 19th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868) or Meiji period (1868-1912)
Medium
Ebony, movable face in ivory
Dimensions
2 3/8 x 1 1/16 x 1 5/16 in. (6.0 x 2.7x 3.3 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
AC1998.249.260
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • 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.