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Masatoshi (Nakamura Tokisada)
CicadaOctober 1975

Not on view
Carved ivory object in an elongated vertical form decorated with a budding flower and overlapping leaves in relief, tapering to two points at the base

Masatoshi (Nakamura Tokisada), Cicada, October 1975, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates / LACMA

Artist or Maker
Masatoshi (Nakamura Tokisada)
Japan, Tokyo, 1915-2001
Title
Cicada
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
October 1975
Period
Shōwa period (1926-1989)
Medium
Hippopotamus tooth; sashi type
Dimensions
5 x 3/4 x 3/8 in. (12.7 x 1.9 x 0.9 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
AC1998.249.53
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • 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.
  • Masatoshi and Raymond Bushell. The Art of Netsuke Carving. San Francisco: Kodansha International Ltd., 1981.
Copyright
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