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Tanaka Minkō
Dutchman Holding a Drumlate 18th-early 19th century

Not on view
Small wood sculpture of a standing male figure with a wide grin, holding a carved round disk, wearing a short jacket, textured boots, and long braided hair
Artist or Maker
Tanaka Minkō
Japan, 1735-1816
Title
Dutchman Holding a Drum
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
late 18th-early 19th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Wood with inlays
Dimensions
4 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. (11.4 x 3.8 x 3.1 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
AC1998.249.65
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.
  • Bushell, Raymond. Netsuke Familiar and Unfamiliar: New Principles for Collecting. New York: Weatherhill, 1975.
  • Lazarnick, George. Netsuke and Inro Artists, and How to Read Their Signatures, vol. 1. Honolulu: Reed Publishers, 1981.
  • Atchely, Virginia. "Raymond Bushell Netsuke at The Los Angeles County Museum of Art." Netsuke Kenkyukai Study Journal 5, no.1 (1985): 11-18.