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Collections

Shūgasai Toyokazu
Raccoon Dog Covered with Lotus Leavesearly to mid-19th century

Not on view
Small carved sculptural figure of a crouching animal beneath a wide mushroom cap, finished in slate gray and copper-brown tones with incised fur and leaf patterns

Shūgasai Toyokazu, Raccoon Dog Covered with Lotus Leaves, early to mid-19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Shūgasai Toyokazu
Title
Raccoon Dog Covered with Lotus Leaves
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
early to mid-19th century
Period
Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium
Wood with inlays
Dimensions
1 3/4 × 1 1/4 × 7/8 in. (4.45 × 3.18 × 2.22 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
AC1998.249.93
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Bushell, Raymond. Netsuke: Japanese Scultpure in Minature from the Collection of Raymond and Frances Bushell, Part II. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1985.
  • 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.
  • Bushell, Raymond. An Exhibition of Netsuke from the Raymond Bushell Collection. Tokyo: Mikimoto World Jewelers, 1979.