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Ryūkōsai Jugyoku II
Whitebait Groupmid-19th century

Not on view
Small ivory sculpture of multiple interlocking fish, their smooth bodies looping and overlapping into a compact oval form, with dotted lateral-line incisions and dark inlaid eyes

Ryūkōsai Jugyoku II, Whitebait Group, mid-19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Ryūkōsai Jugyoku II
Japan, circa 1815-1877
Title
Whitebait Group
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
mid-19th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868) or Meiji period (1868-1912)
Medium
Ivory with sumi, double inlays
Dimensions
1 7/8 x 1 1/4 x 9/16 in. (4.7 x 3.1 x 1.5 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
AC1998.249.55
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.
  • Madden, Odile. "Beyond Ivory: the Colorful World of Netsuke, Part 2." International Nestuke Society Journal 24, no.4 (2004): 24-35.