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Collections

Yūkoku
Pearl Diverlate 19th-early 20th century

Not on view
Small ivory and stained-material netsuke sculpture of a standing heavyset woman with long dark hair, bare torso, and deep burgundy wraparound skirt, holding fiber bundles in both hands
Artist or Maker
Yūkoku
Japan, active late 19th-early 20th century
Title
Pearl Diver
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
late 19th-early 20th century
Medium
Ivory with sumi, wood, metal inlay
Dimensions
2 1/4 x 11/16 x 9/16 in. (5.7 x 1.7 x 1.4 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
AC1998.249.39
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.