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Sōko (Morita Kisaburō)
Toy Box1938

Not on view
Miniature boxwood carving of an open crate overflowing with tiny masks and theatrical props, with carved figures spilling out beneath

Sōko (Morita Kisaburō), Toy Box, 1938, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Sōko (Morita Kisaburō)
Title
Toy Box
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
1938
Period
Shōwa period (1926-1989)
Medium
Wood
Dimensions
1 5/8 x 1 1/4 x 7/8 in. (4.1 x 3.1 x 2.2 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
AC1998.249.85
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Bushell, Raymond. Collector's Netsuke. New York: Walker/Weatherhill, 1971.
  • Bushell, Raymond. An Exhibition of Netsuke from the Raymond Bushell Collection. Tokyo: Mikimoto World Jewelers, 1979.
  • Bushell, Raymond. Netsuke: Japanese Scultpure in Minature from the Collection of Raymond and Frances Bushell, Part II. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1985.
  • 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.

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