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Kimura Ryūmin
The Chinese Poet Tao Yuanminglate 19th century

Not on view
Small circular netsuke or decorative disc in ivory-toned material, with high-relief carved and inlaid figure of a bearded robed man surrounded by gold objects, a mother-of-pearl ewer, and a teal architectural element with inlaid flowers
Artist or Maker
Kimura Ryūmin
Title
The Chinese Poet Tao Yuanming
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
late 19th century
Medium
Ivory with staining, various inlays including malachite, metal, coral, mother-of-pearl; manjū type
Dimensions
1 9/16 x 11/16 in. (3.9 x 1.7 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
AC1998.249.200
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Bushell, Raymond. Netsuke Familiar and Unfamiliar: New Principles for Collecting. New York: Weatherhill, 1975.
  • 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.