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Daoist Immortal Riding Hat on Waveslate 18th-early 19th century

Not on view
Small ivory netsuke sculpture of a squat, muscular figure with an oversized head, seated cross-legged and raising one arm to hold a large rounded object, with fine incised surface detail throughout

Unknown, Daoist Immortal Riding Hat on Waves, late 18th-early 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Daoist Immortal Riding Hat on Waves
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
late 18th-early 19th century
Period
Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium
Ivory with staining, sumi, inlays
Dimensions
1 9/16 x 1 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. (3.9 x 3.1 x 2.8 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
AC1998.249.166
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.