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Collections

Sōko (Morita Kisaburō)
Temple Guardian and Converted DemonAutumn 1940

Not on view
Small carved wood sculpture of two figures: a broad, bare-chested man with a topknot and grimacing expression beside a smaller, wild-haired demon-like creature carrying a bucket, connected by a curling ribbon of wood at the top
Artist or Maker
Sōko (Morita Kisaburō)
Japan, 1879-1943
Title
Temple Guardian and Converted Demon
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
Autumn 1940
Medium
Boxwood
Dimensions
1 15/16 x 1 1/2 x 1 in. (5.0 x 3.8 x 2.5 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
AC1998.249.121
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Atchely, Virginia. "Raymond Bushell Netsuke at The Los Angeles County Museum of Art." Netsuke Kenkyukai Study Journal 5, no.1 (1985): 11-18.