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Tanaka Minkō
Thunder Demon on Drumlate 18th-early 19th century

Not on view
Carved and lacquered wood sculpture of a standing demon figure with horns and clawed feet, balancing on a round disc decorated with a swirling tomoe motif

Tanaka Minkō, Thunder Demon on Drum, late 18th-early 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Tanaka Minkō
Title
Thunder Demon on Drum
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
late 18th-early 19th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Wood with inlays
Dimensions
4 × 1 × 3/4 in. (10.16 × 2.54 × 1.91 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
AC1998.249.176
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.