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Gesshō (or Gessei)
Crane Dancerlate 18th century

Not on view
Small carved wood netsuke figure of a rotund, bald man in dynamic pose, one leg raised, arm lifted overhead holding a flat paddle-shaped object, polished honey-brown surface

Gesshō (or Gessei), Crane Dancer, late 18th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Gesshō (or Gessei)
Title
Crane Dancer
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
late 18th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Wood with inlay
Dimensions
2 7/16 x 1 1/16 x 15/16 in. (6.3 x 2.7 x 2.3 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
AC1998.249.199
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Bushell, Raymond. Collector's Netsuke. New York: Walker/Weatherhill, 1971.
  • 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.