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Collections

Yūsō
Chinese Lion Dance Masklate 19th century

Not on view
Small carved netsuke of a mythological lion head with russet-red and amber tones, coiled spiral mane, open mouth with teeth, and large glossy eyes

Yūsō, Chinese Lion Dance Mask, late 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Yūsō
Title
Chinese Lion Dance Mask
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
late 19th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868) or Meiji period (1868-1912)
Medium
Wood with red and gold lacquer, inlays
Dimensions
1 1/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 5/8 in. (2.8 x 3.5 x 4.1 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
AC1998.249.227
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Bushell, Raymond. Netsuke Familiar and Unfamiliar: New Principles for Collecting. New York: Weatherhill, 1975.
  • 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.
  • Lazarnick, George. Netsuke and Inro Artists, and How to Read Their Signatures, vol. 2. Honolulu: Reed Publishers, 1981.
  • Bushell, Raymond. Netsuke Masks. San Francisco: Kodansha International, Ltd., 1985.