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Collections

Toshinaga
Coral Divermid- to late 19th century

Not on view
Small carved sculpture of a dark lacquered demon figure hunched under a coral branch strapped to its back with twisted rope, inlaid eyes catching the light

Toshinaga, Coral Diver, mid- to late 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Toshinaga
Japan, active mid- to late 19th century
Title
Coral Diver
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
mid- to late 19th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868) or Meiji period (1868-1912)
Medium
Umimatsu (black coral or sea pine), coral, woven metal cord, inlays
Dimensions
1 3/4 x 1 1/8 x 7/8 in. (4.4 x 2.8 x 2.2 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
AC1998.249.14
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.
  • Goodall, Hollis. "Beyond Ivory: the Colorful World of Netsuke, Part 1." International Netsuke Society Journal 24, no.4 (2004): 14-22.