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Unknown
Ghost Oiwa and Posthumous Name Tabletlate 19th century

Not on view
Small carved wood or horn sculpture of a stooped elderly figure with gray hair, leaning over a tall inscribed tablet with Chinese characters, warm amber-brown tones

Unknown, Ghost Oiwa and Posthumous Name Tablet, late 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Ghost Oiwa and Posthumous Name Tablet
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
late 19th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868) or Meiji period (1868-1912)
Medium
Ivory with dark staining, sumi
Dimensions
2 3/8 x 1 3/8 x 3/4 in. (6.0 x 3.5 x 1.9 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
AC1998.249.33
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.