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Hōraku (style of)
Sealearly 19th century

Not on view
Small sculpture of a crouching rabbit carved from glossy black stone, with incised fur lines, pitted ear surfaces, and a compact, rounded form

Hōraku (style of), Seal, early 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Hōraku (style of)
Title
Seal
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
early 19th century
Period
Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium
Ebony or persimmon wood
Dimensions
1 3/4 x 1 1/2 x 7/8 in. (4.4 x 3.8 x 2.2 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
AC1998.249.23
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Bushell, Raymond. Netsuke Familiar and Unfamiliar: New Principles for Collecting. New York: Weatherhill, 1975.

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