Fukai Sōju
The Ibaraki Demon of Rashōmonmid-20th century

Not on view

Artist or Maker: Fukai Sōju
Japan, 1918-2005
Title: The Ibaraki Demon of Rashōmon
Place Made: Japan
Date Made: mid-20th century
Medium: Wood
Dimensions: 2 1/16 x 1 11/16 x 1 1/4 in. (5.2 x 4.3 x 3.2 cm)
Credit Line: Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number: AC1998.249.1
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.
Bushell, Raymond. Netsuke: Japanese Sculpture in Miniature from the Collection of Raymond Bushell, Part I. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1984.