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Collections

Masatoshi (Nakamura Tokisada)
Goat-Headed MonsterAugust 1977

Not on view
Small ivory netsuke of a standing reptilian figure with open jaws, bare torso, draped skirt, and a woven basket of fruit cradled in one arm
Artist or Maker
Masatoshi (Nakamura Tokisada)
Title
Goat-Headed Monster
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
August 1977
Medium
Ivory with staining, sumi, black coral inlays
Dimensions
3 5/16 x 1 1/8 x 1 in. (8.5 x 2.8 x 2.5 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
AC1998.249.217
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Masatoshi and Raymond Bushell. The Art of Netsuke Carving. San Francisco: Kodansha International Ltd., 1981.
  • 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.