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Monkey with Mermaid Swimming to the Dragon King's Palacelate 19th-early 20th century

Not on view
Small amber-brown wood netsuke carved as a tightly crouched human figure with a smooth, rounded face, inlaid eyes, and folded hands beneath the chin
Carved wood netsuke of a crouching figure with long flowing hair rendered in fine incised lines, head bowed forward, body tucked compactly, warm amber-brown patina.
Carved wood netsuke of a squirrel curled over a large pinecone, its bushy tail arching overhead; finely incised fur and scale details in warm honey-brown tones with dark accents.

Unknown, Monkey with Mermaid Swimming to the Dragon King's Palace, late 19th-early 20th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Monkey with Mermaid Swimming to the Dragon King's Palace
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
late 19th-early 20th century
Medium
Wood with inlays
Dimensions
3 1/8 x 1 1/4 x 1 1/16 in. (7.9 x 3.1 x 2.7 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
AC1998.249.73
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Bushell, Raymond. An Exhibition of Netsuke from the Raymond Bushell Collection. Tokyo: Mikimoto World Jewelers, 1979.
  • Hurtig, Bernard. Masterpieces of Netsuke Art: One Thousand Favorites of Leading Collectors. New York: Weatherhill, 1973.
  • Bushell, Raymond. Netsuke Familiar and Unfamiliar: New Principles for Collecting. New York: Weatherhill, 1975.
  • Bushell, Raymond. Netsuke: Japanese Sculpture in Miniature from the Collection of Raymond Bushell, Part I. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1984.
  • 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.