Matsuda Sukenaga
Snakemid-19th century

Not on view

Artist or Maker: Matsuda Sukenaga
Japan, 1800-1871
Title: Snake
Place Made: Japan
Date Made: mid-19th century
Period: Edo period (1603-1868) or Meiji period (1868-1912)
Medium: Wood with inlays
Dimensions: 1 3/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 1/16 in. (3.5 x 3.5 x 2.7 cm)
Credit Line: Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number: AC1998.249.162
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.
Bushell, Raymond. The Wonderful World of Netsuke. Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Co., Inc., 1964.
Singer, Robert T., and Kawai Masatomo, editors. The Life of Animals in Japanese Art. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2019.

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