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Kanō Tomokazu
Horse and Ratearly 19th century

Not on view
Small carved wood netsuke of a resting horse with flowing mane, reddish-brown patina, and finely incised surface detail

Kanō Tomokazu, Horse and Rat, early 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Kanō Tomokazu
Title
Horse and Rat
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
early 19th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Wood with double inlays
Dimensions
1 7/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 5/16 in. (4.8 x 3.5 x 3.3 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
AC1998.249.105
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Bushell, Raymond. The Wonderful World of Netsuke. Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Co., Inc., 1964.
  • Bushell, Raymond. An Exhibition of Netsuke from the Raymond Bushell Collection. Tokyo: Mikimoto World Jewelers, 1979.
  • 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.
  • Catalog of an Exhibition of Netsuke from the Collection of Raymond Bushell. London: Christie, Manson & Woods Ltd., 1984.

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