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Attributed to Unjudō Shumemaru
The Zen Priest Bukan18th century

Not on view
Small carved wood sculpture of a stout standing figure with a large head, protruding belly, and draped cloth, with a small animal at the feet, on an oval base

Attributed to Unjudō Shumemaru, The Zen Priest Bukan, 18th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Attributed to Unjudō Shumemaru
Title
The Zen Priest Bukan
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
18th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Boxwood
Dimensions
2 3/8 x 1 x 7/8 in. (6.0 x 2.5 x 2.2 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
AC1998.249.76
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. Netsuke Familiar and Unfamiliar: New Principles for Collecting. New York: Weatherhill, 1975.
  • Bushell, Raymond. An Exhibition of Netsuke from the Raymond Bushell Collection. Tokyo: Mikimoto World Jewelers, 1979.
  • Catalog of an Exhibition of Netsuke from the Collection of Raymond Bushell. London: Christie, Manson & Woods Ltd., 1984.
  • Lazarnick, George. Netsuke and Inro Artists, and How to Read Their Signatures, vol. 2. Honolulu: Reed Publishers, 1981.