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Collections

Masatoshi (Nakamura Tokisada)
Baku: Monster that Eats Nightmares20th century

Not on view
Small ivory-toned sculpture of a rotund, humanoid figure with an elephant head, trunk curled inward, seated on a ridged coiled base, with red inlaid eye and carved spiral hair tufts
Artist or Maker
Masatoshi (Nakamura Tokisada)
Title
Baku: Monster that Eats Nightmares
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
20th century
Medium
Ivory with staining, sumi
Dimensions
2 11/16 x 1 7/8 x 1 1/8 in. (6.9 x 4.7 x 2.8 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
AC1998.249.54
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Bushell, Raymond. "To Donate or Not to Donate." Impressions: the Journal of the Japanese Art Society of America 42, pt.2 (2021): 100-121.