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Sueyoshi Sekishū
Fukurokuju: God of Wisdomlate 18th-early 19th century

Not on view
Small carved wood netsuke of a seated bearded man with a dramatically oversized smooth domed head, amber and chestnut tones with deeply incised facial details

Sueyoshi Sekishū, Fukurokuju: God of Wisdom, late 18th-early 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Sueyoshi Sekishū
Title
Fukurokuju: God of Wisdom
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
late 18th-early 19th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Wood
Dimensions
2 1/4 x 1 5/8 x 7/8 in. (5.7 x 4.1 x 2.2 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
AC1998.249.18
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.
  • Bushell, Raymond. An Exhibition of Netsuke from the Raymond Bushell Collection. Tokyo: Mikimoto World Jewelers, 1979.