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Collections

Suzuki Masanao
Abe no Seimei: Yin-yang mastermid-19th century

Not on view
Small carved wood netsuke of two figures: a tall standing man with long hair and robes behind a crouching man in a conical hat with mouth open wide
Artist or Maker
Suzuki Masanao
Title
Abe no Seimei: Yin-yang master
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
mid-19th century
Medium
Boxwood
Dimensions
2 × 1 × 13/16 in. (5.08 × 2.54 × 2.06 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
AC1998.249.58
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Bushell, Raymond. Collector's Netsuke. New York: Walker/Weatherhill, 1971.
  • 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.
  • Davey, Neil K. Netsuke: A Comprehensive Study Based on the M.T. Hindson Collection. Revised edition. London: Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd., 1982
  • Bushell, Raymond. An Exhibition of Netsuke from the Raymond Bushell Collection. Tokyo: Mikimoto World Jewelers, 1979.