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Collections

Tametaka
Ryūjin: Ruler of Seas and Tidesmid- to late 18th century

Not on view
Small carved ivory or antler netsuke of a crouching leonine demon with open mouth and a small dragon coiled on its back, honey-brown with dark patina
Artist or Maker
Tametaka
Title
Ryūjin: Ruler of Seas and Tides
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
mid- to late 18th century
Period
Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium
Wood
Dimensions
1 15/16 × 1 3/4 × 1 1/4 in. (4.92 × 4.45 × 3.18 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
AC1998.249.138
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • 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.